Comments on: Understanding Obesity Related Diseases: Hypertension and High Blood Pressure http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/understanding-obesity-related-diseases-hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure/ Diet Column - bringing you all the best diet news and opinions Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:31:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anna http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/understanding-obesity-related-diseases-hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-8292 Anna Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:31:14 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=7253#comment-8292 For a lady, if your weight reduce to 55kg, your blood pressure will reduce to normal level, and your hypertension will disappear. My mom had hypertension from year 2004. Her weight was 60-70kg at that time. She had to took medicine everyday at that time. But from 2006 she lost weight to around 55-57kg. Her blood pressure resume to below 130. She doesn't need to take medicine now. So if u have hypertension, the important is to lose weight first. For a lady, if your weight reduce to 55kg, your blood pressure will reduce to normal level, and your hypertension will disappear.

My mom had hypertension from year 2004. Her weight was 60-70kg at that time. She had to took medicine everyday at that time. But from 2006 she lost weight to around 55-57kg. Her blood pressure resume to below 130. She doesn’t need to take medicine now.

So if u have hypertension, the important is to lose weight first.

]]> By: Steve Parker, M.D. http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/04/understanding-obesity-related-diseases-hypertension-and-high-blood-pressure/comment-page-1/#comment-8272 Steve Parker, M.D. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:13:36 +0000 http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/?p=7253#comment-8272 Great info, Kinsey. Thanks for spreading the word. ---------- I have seen many hypertensive patients either avoid drug therapy for hypertension or be able to reduce their drug usage after losing a significant amount of excess weight. What's "sigificant"? At least 5% of initial body weight. ------ Steve Parker, M.D. Great info, Kinsey. Thanks for spreading the word. ———- I have seen many hypertensive patients either avoid drug therapy for hypertension or be able to reduce their drug usage after losing a significant amount of excess weight. What’s “sigificant”? At least 5% of initial body weight. —— Steve Parker, M.D.

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