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<blockquote data-quote="bulkbiker" data-source="post: 1619659" data-attributes="member: 219467"><p>Molehill.. IMHO... The AHA recently changed their thresholds so that now I believe 46% of US citizens have hypertension so a new market for BP lowering drugs was born overnight.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/11/13/blood-pressure-of-130-is-the-new-high-according-to-first-update-of-guidelines-in-14-years/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_bloodpressure-4pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.491328608324" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/11/13/blood-pressure-of-130-is-the-new-high-according-to-first-update-of-guidelines-in-14-years/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_bloodpressure-4pm:homepage/story&utm_term=.491328608324</a></p><p></p><p>evidence... hmmm</p><p></p><p>The AHA are the guys whose president just had a heart attack at 52.. either he wasn't following their advice or there may be something wrong with that advice.. but hey they aren't likely to admit that are they...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bulkbiker, post: 1619659, member: 219467"] Molehill.. IMHO... The AHA recently changed their thresholds so that now I believe 46% of US citizens have hypertension so a new market for BP lowering drugs was born overnight. [URL='https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/11/13/blood-pressure-of-130-is-the-new-high-according-to-first-update-of-guidelines-in-14-years/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_bloodpressure-4pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.491328608324']https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/11/13/blood-pressure-of-130-is-the-new-high-according-to-first-update-of-guidelines-in-14-years/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_bloodpressure-4pm:homepage/story&utm_term=.491328608324[/URL] evidence... hmmm The AHA are the guys whose president just had a heart attack at 52.. either he wasn't following their advice or there may be something wrong with that advice.. but hey they aren't likely to admit that are they... [/QUOTE]
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