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High Blood Pressure
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is normal blood pressure?
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- What is high blood pressure?
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- What is "pre-hypertension?"
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- What is isolated systolic
hypertension?
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- Blood pressure is always given
as two numbers. What do they mean?
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- Why is it so important to
control my blood pressure?
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- Who is most likely to get high
blood pressure?
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- What other factors increase my
chances of getting high blood pressure?
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- Is there any way I can prevent
high blood pressure?
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- What can I do to prepare to
have my blood pressure taken?
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- Are there lifestyle changes I
can make to lower my blood pressure?
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- Are there medicines I can take
to cure high blood pressure?
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- Is there one kind of medicine
I can take that will control my blood pressure?
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- How do I know if I need to
lose weight to prevent or control my blood pressure?
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- What is the relationship
between blood pressure and body weight?
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- What is the major source of
the salt, or sodium, that we eat each day?
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- What will the food label tell
you about the amount of salt, or sodium, in that product?
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- How much salt is OK to eat
each day?
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- What is the DASH Eating
Plan?
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- Can you lose weight following
the DASH eating plan?
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