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brooker100
06-13-2007, 11:36 AM
I had my blood pressure taken about a week ago, 146/78 is this high?

I'm 27, 5'9 and 14 stone, I'm big built top half but have a bit of a belly.

Brooker.

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Guy1_USA
06-13-2007, 12:54 PM
146 is high. You want that down to 130... preferably 120 or less.

14 stone is equivilent to 196 pounds US.

A big part of controlling blood pressure is keeping weight down. Based on Body Mass Index (BMI), you should weigh no more than 12 stone (168 pounds US).

Losing the weight will likely lower your BP.

Good luck. :)

brooker100
06-13-2007, 07:31 PM
I don't take much notice of my BMI because I lift weights I have a lot of muscle up top, so I'm always going to be to heavy for my height.

Why is my diastolic normal and my systolic is high?





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