Interesting read on the changing definition of high blood pressure
basically - cheat on the study then spend lots of money on medications
This is an interesting quick read on the ever-changing definition of high blood pressure:
https://www.zocdoc.com/blog/why-does-the-definition-of-normal-blood-pressure-keep-changing/
""but some experts say they’re concerned that a new threshold was set a little too quickly.
"We generally don’t change medical guidelines based on a single study, yet that was done in the case of the SPRINT investigation,” says Dr. Stephen A. Martin, a doctor of family medicine and associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. “SPRINT measured blood pressure in an unusual way that we don’t use in practice, and likely made the blood pressures look lower than they would in a regular health care setting.” In addition, SPRINT participants were older and at higher risk for heart disease than the average patient with the same blood pressure numbers, he says. Martin also points out that a study published in December 2018 found that treating low-risk patients for mild hypertension did more harm than good. "
So just like the cholesterol con one study with dubious ways of reporting results used to justify lowering of definitions then spend lots of money on medications.
Improve diet and exercise. For the folks who can’t do that, big Pharma will extract their dues.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/research/blood-pressure/blood-pressure-tips