Got back from the doctor and did you know the american heart association changed the blood pressure chart

[2Quik4UHoes]

I walk a mile and a half every day so my shyt is low but you can never be too careful.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

The World Health Organization (WHO) considers a normal blood pressure reading for adults to be less than 120/80 mmHg. However, this standard can vary with age. For adults aged 25 to 80, the average blood pressure typically falls within the following ranges:

• Ages 18-39: Around 119/70 mmHg for men and 110/68 mmHg for women.
• Ages 40-59: Around 124/77 mmHg for men and 122/74 mmHg for women.
• Ages 60 and older: Around 133/69 mmHg for men and 139/68 mmHg for women

For years, doctors considered 120/80 to be ideal and anything under 140 to be OK. But a change took place in May 2003, when American doctors got new advice from a government-sanctioned medical panel called the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.

New blood-pressure guidelines pay off — for drug companies

Blood-pressure readings once considered safe are now considered cause for alarm because of guidelines bearing the marks of the pharmaceutical industry.

www.seattletimes.com

The American and European guidelines disagree for the cut-off values in the definition of hypertension. Specifically, Americans define hypertension when blood pressure (BP) is higher than 130/80 mmHg, in all adults [1]. In contrast, hypertension is defined by the ESC/ESH guidelines as BP values higher than 140/90 mmHg, with 130/80 mmHg to be the target only for those at high cardiovascular risk

Europe, which has greater consumer protections and a better regulated pharmaceutical industry, agrees with the old numbers


This is about selling pills.

Under New Guidelines, Millions More Americans Will Need to Lower Blood Pressure (Published 2017)

Experts set new targets for treatment of hypertension on Monday, greatly expanding the number of adults who will qualify for the diagnosis.

www.nytimes.com

New blood pressure guidelines increases danger of overtreatment - Lown Institute

Why the new lower blood pressure target could be harmful to patients...

lowninstitute.org

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[ChatGPT-5]

New blood-pressure guidelines pay off — for drug companies

Blood-pressure readings once considered safe are now considered cause for alarm because of guidelines bearing the marks of the pharmaceutical industry.

www.seattletimes.com

Europe, which has greater consumer protections and a better regulated pharmaceutical industry, agrees with the old numbers


This is about selling pills.

Under New Guidelines, Millions More Americans Will Need to Lower Blood Pressure (Published 2017)

Experts set new targets for treatment of hypertension on Monday, greatly expanding the number of adults who will qualify for the diagnosis.

www.nytimes.com

New blood pressure guidelines increases danger of overtreatment - Lown Institute

Why the new lower blood pressure target could be harmful to patients...

lowninstitute.org

your link literally mirrors the past numbers. 130 is ok. 140 has always been hypertension. you dont have to buy the meds. 150 on the other hand might want to take one per morning or just cut the damn salt, its not that hard.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

your link literally mirrors the past numbers. 130 is ok. 140 has always been hypertension. you dont have to buy the meds. 150 on the other hand might want to take one per morning or just cut the damn salt, its not that hard.

No, the point is they’re prescribing to people over 120 whereas those at 140 would’ve been where scripts are given. Just saying, this move isn’t some altruistic change, it’s driven by $$

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

No, the point is they’re prescribing to people over 120 whereas those at 140 would’ve been where scripts are given. Just saying, this move isn’t some altruistic change, it’s driven by $$

That's the point of those articles. Meanwhile....

Hypertension guidelines, one year later: monitoring the change

Guidelines that changed the definition of hypertension have prompted a year of dialogue, along with renewed focus on the importance of monitoring blood pressure.

www.heart.org

"The major issue now is what's going to be the best way to implement the new target where we have conclusive evidence that they are effective in reducing cardiovascular events."

Reading the new blood pressure guidelines - Harvard Health

New guidelines now define high blood pressure for all adults as 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or higher. Lowering the threshold for treatment was found to give greater protection against he...

www.health.harvard.edu

The new guidelines stem from the 2017 results of the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT), which studied more than 9,000 adults ages 50 and older who had systolic blood pressure (the top number in a reading) of 130 mm Hg or higher and at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The study's aim was to find out whether treating blood pressure to lower the systolic number to 120 mm Hg or less was superior to the standard target of 140 mm Hg or less. The results found that targeting a systolic pressure of no more than 120 mm Hg reduced the chance of heart attacks, heart failure, or stroke over a three-year period.

 

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No, the point is they’re prescribing to people over 120 whereas those at 140 would’ve been where scripts are given. Just saying, this move isn’t some altruistic change, it’s driven by $$

I was 130 and she didn't prescribe, and she said at 140 is where we would have to do more tests to determine what other factors are causing it before she writes. 150, she's writing for sure.

I am 118 now, I'm usually around 20s, but when she said OVER 20s is considered stage 1 hypertension, I hit the

 

[Dem313wayz]

Got my physical 3 weeks ago. My BP normal.

I'm still active. Workout every Tuesday and Wednesday. Play basketball Saturday.

Drink water everyday. Don't eat alot of salt. Don't eat alot of pork.

Got diabetes on my mom side. Dad had prostate cancer. Uncle died from cancer so I'm aware it may be hereditary so I watch what I eat and get my physical every year

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Believe all doctors brehs.
Believe all pharmaceuticals brehs.
Believe sodium is bad brehs


As an adult, we all should know good and well doctors aren't 100% right. Some doctors don't even know what they talking about. Take type 2 diabetes, a lot would put you on pills instead of telling you Keto can put diabetes in remission with no need for pills. And considering big pharma wants to sell more prescriptions, I wouldn't be surprised if they were behind this new chart.


Water, Diet, exercise, & sleep. Do those first and if your genetics are decent you should be OK.

 

[Sauce Dab]

Mine is constantly over 170/90 even with BP meds.

 

[At30wecashout]

120/80. Basically anytime I see a chart like this, it tells me I can go either way quite easily if I don't watch what I am doing.

 

[Swirv]

Went in for a follow-up a while back and they had to admit me.

200/120

Took 4 hours to get back down and I felt perfectly normal the entire time.​

They don’t call high blood presssure the silent killer for nothing

 

[MoveForward]

I noticed that too lol. My shyt is 125/79 and I thought I was cool until I looked at the chart. I drink ALOT of coffee, so that may be contributing to me having elevated bp.

 

[mag357]

I dont believe none of this sht

 

[RadaMillz]

I have 2 (soon to be 3) health monitors at home

1) Blood pressure monitor
2) Blood sugar meter
3) cholesterol home test kits

I strongly believe genetics plays the biggest role in our health problems, not just lifestyle.
You gotta play the cards you were dealt. for some of us it means watching our diet, exercise and keeping on eye on our overall health.
for other it means doing that and also getting on medication.

here's my bp readings now

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