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    Friday, January 18, 2008

    HYPERTENSION

    85% of hypertension in people who are overweight

    Six out of seven people with hypertension ( 85 percent ) are overweight with a body mass index ( BMI ) exceeding 25 according to a report from the Government Office for Science in England.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Fri, Jan 18, 2008 6:55 am | [0] comments

    HYPERTENSION

    66% of hypertension due to excess weight

    Two-thirds ( 66 percent ) of hypertension is due to excess weight according to a report from the Government Office for Science in England.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Fri, Jan 18, 2008 6:43 am | [0] comments

    HYPERTENSION

    Obesity increases the risk of hypertension 5-fold

    Obesity increase the risk of hypertension 5-fold according to a report from the Government Office for Science in England.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Fri, Jan 18, 2008 6:36 am | [0] comments

    Tuesday, August 07, 2007

    SNORING

    Snoring is associated with a 50% increased risk of hypertension independent of body weight

    Habitual snoring is associated with a 50 percent greater risk of developing hypertension during the next two years according to a new study from researchers at Korea University in Seoul, Korea.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Tue, Aug 07, 2007 12:54 am | [0] comments

    Friday, May 20, 2005

    BLOOD PRESSURE

    22 lbs weight loss reduces blood pressure 6 points systolic, 4.6 points diastolic

    A 22 pound weight loss reduces blood pressure an average of 6.0 / 4.6 mmHg according to a new study from the University of Aberdeen in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Fri, May 20, 2005 7:21 am | [0] comments

    Wednesday, December 15, 2004

    U.S. NIH’s Obesity Guidelines Part 20: Weight loss lowers blood pressure

    A weight loss of 22 pounds induced by lifestyle changes lowers systolic blood pressure an average of 7 points, and diastolic blood pressure 3 points according to a 1987 meta-analysis of five studies of hypertensive patients. (p. 29)


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    By Larry Hobbs on Wed, Dec 15, 2004 3:12 am | [0] comments

    Thursday, December 09, 2004

    U.S. NIH’s Obesity Guidelines Part 3: Hypertension

    Hypertension is 2.1 more common in men and 1.9 times more common in women with a BMI of 30 or more compared to those with a BMI of 25 or less according to the U.S. NIH’s Obesity Guidelines (p. 12).


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    By Larry Hobbs on Thu, Dec 09, 2004 4:49 am | [0] comments

    Monday, October 18, 2004

    Hypertension twice as common in obese people

    Hypertension is twice as common in people who are obese as people of normal weight and 30-50 percent less likely to be controlled according to a new study.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Mon, Oct 18, 2004 6:06 am | [0] comments

    Monday, October 11, 2004

    Obesity undiagnosed in 23% of cases

    Obesity is undiagnosed in 22.9 percent of U.S. adults according to a new study.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Mon, Oct 11, 2004 6:53 am | [0] comments

    Thursday, September 30, 2004

    Hypertension: 10 lbs weight gain in women increases the risk 20%

    In women, each 10 pound weight gain increases the risk of hypertension by 20 percent according to a recent study.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Thu, Sep 30, 2004 7:28 am | [0] comments

    Thursday, September 23, 2004

    Blood Pressure: Abdominal obesity increases the risk 44-98% in men, 104-198% in women

    Abdominal obesity increases the risk of elevated blood pressure by 44-98 percent in men, and 104-198 percent in women according to a new study. 


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    By Larry Hobbs on Thu, Sep 23, 2004 6:46 am | [0] comments

    Sunday, September 05, 2004

    Diet plus exercise better at lowering blood pressure, but diet alone causes more weight loss

    Diet plus exercise is better at lowering blood pressure, but diet alone causes slightly more weight loss according to a study of overweight people with high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome (Syndrome X).


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    By Larry Hobbs on Sun, Sep 05, 2004 8:41 am | [0] comments

    Friday, August 06, 2004

    Hypertension: Extremely obesity (BMI greater than 40) increases the risk 6.4 fold

    Extreme obesity, that is having a body mass index of 40 or more, increases the risk of high blood pressure 6.4-fold as self-reported by people who were surveyed according to a paper from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Fri, Aug 06, 2004 3:25 pm | [0] comments

    Monday, July 19, 2004

    What is the cost of hypertension related to obesity and overweight in the U.S.?

    $4.1 billion according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. This is 17 percent of the total cost of hypertension.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Mon, Jul 19, 2004 3:42 pm | [0] comments

    Thursday, July 15, 2004

    What is the prevalence of hypertension in people who are overweight?

    In men, hypertension is present in

    • 15 percent of men with a body mass index (BMI) of less than 25 (normal weight),
    • 22 percent of men with a body mass index (BMI) of 25-27, and
    • 27 percent of men with a BMI of 27-30.

    In women, hypertension is present in

    • 15 percent of women with a BMI of less than 25,
    • 28 percent of women with a BMI of 25-27, and
    • 33 percent of women with a BMI of 27-30.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Thu, Jul 15, 2004 4:28 pm | [0] comments

    Friday, June 11, 2004

    Hydralazine-treated rabbits ate less, weighed less, and had less bodyfat

    Rabbits given the antihypertensive drug hydralazine ate less, weighed less, and had a lower percent bodyfat according to a study from researchers at the University of North Texas Health in Fort Worth.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Fri, Jun 11, 2004 12:20 pm | [0] comments

    Tuesday, June 08, 2004

    Obesity increases the risk of hypertension in adolescents

    HYPERTENSION was 8.5 times as prevalent in overweight adolescents as in their lean peers according to a recent study. 


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    By Larry Hobbs on Tue, Jun 08, 2004 10:38 am | [0] comments

    Tuesday, June 01, 2004

    Treating Hypothalamic Pituitary Dysfunction (HPD): By William Wilson, M.D.

    In his interview, William Wilson, M.D., discussed a condition he has named Hypothalamic Pituitary Dysfunction, or HPD for short. In this article he provides an outline for diagnosis, treatment and examples of patients he has treated.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Tue, Jun 01, 2004 8:30 am | [0] comments

    Monday, May 24, 2004

    Obesity and hypertension: 5 lbs weight loss can lower diastolic blood pressure 7 points

    Losing 5 pounds decreases diastolic pressure by 7 mmHg and losing 10 pounds reduced it by 11.6 mmHg according to a study by McCarron and Reusser (1996).


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    By Larry Hobbs on Mon, May 24, 2004 9:10 am | [0] comments

    Thursday, April 01, 2004

    Diseases associated with obesity

    “Clinicians are likely to encounter morbidity more frequently among their patients with elevated BMI, even those patients in the overweight category [with a body mass index greater than 25],” concludes a recent study by researchers from Tufts University, Harvard School of Public Health, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Thu, Apr 01, 2004 5:59 am | [0] comments

    Tuesday, March 30, 2004

    Blood pressure 9 points higher in obese men

    Systolic blood pressure is 9 mm Hg higher in obese men than in normal-weight men according to an analysis of 1029 men participating in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Baltimore. 


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    By Larry Hobbs on Tue, Mar 30, 2004 5:09 am | [0] comments

    Saturday, March 20, 2004

    Blood Pressure: The belief that “lower is better” is false

    “Much of the worry about blood pressure--especially the ‘lower is better’--is false,” says mathematics and statistics professor Sidney S. Port from the University of California, Los Angeles. Prof. Port is the lead author of an excellent, ground-breaking, landmark, paradigm-shifting paper about the risks associated with systolic blood pressure that was published The Lancet in 2000. 


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    By Larry Hobbs on Sat, Mar 20, 2004 5:45 am | [0] comments

    Wednesday, September 10, 2003

    The importance of omega-3 fatty acids: An interview with Dr. Artemis Simopoulos

    Artemis P. Simopoulos, M.D. is one of the world’s leading experts on the effects of essential fatty acids on health and disease and is the author of “The Omega Diet”.


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    By Larry Hobbs on Wed, Sep 10, 2003 3:56 pm | [0] comments
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  • 22 lbs weight loss reduces blood pressure 6 points systolic, 4.6 points diastolic

  • U.S. NIH’s Obesity Guidelines Part 20: Weight loss lowers blood pressure

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  • Hypertension twice as common in obese people

  • Obesity undiagnosed in 23% of cases

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  • Hypertension: Extremely obesity (BMI greater than 40) increases the risk 6.4 fold

  • What is the cost of hypertension related to obesity and overweight in the U.S.?

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  • Treating Hypothalamic Pituitary Dysfunction (HPD): By William Wilson, M.D.

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