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		Etheryte 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sleep apnea pill shows striking success in large c... This largely misses the point. While many people develop high blood pressure due to lifestyle choices, there's also a large amount of people who have high blood pressure for completely unrelated reasons. Staying fit and healthy is good, but it doesn't protect you against the genetic lottery.

lm28469 3 months ago [–]

Hypertension isn't a boolean flag, exercising and having a clean diet helps tremendously regardless.

50% of Americans have hypertension, 75% are overweight or obese, there is a massive overlap between the two

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