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Did You Know?: Fitness Trumps High Blood Pressure Genes
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Air date: May 27, 2012
Host: Jeremy Shere, PhD
Primary Care segments are presentedby IU Health Physicians.
Did you Know? is presented by Wishard Health Services, becoming Eskenazi Health in 2014.
A recent study showed that even moderate amounts of exercise, such as brisk walking, can significantly reduce the odds of developing high blood pressure for individuals with a familial history of hypertension. Inversely, study participants with a low level of physical fitness and a parent with high blood pressure were 70% more likely to develop high blood pressure themselves.
Did you know is presented by Wishard Health Services, becoming Eskenazi Health in 2014.
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