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Very common since there is alot of obese people today.

High blood pressure is very common and affects an equal number of men and women.

  • About 33 in 100 men and women in the United Kingdom have high blood pressure.[1]
  • About 60 in 100 people with high blood pressure are not being treated.[1]
  • Out of those who are being treated, 50 in 100 still have high blood pressure.[1]
  • About 20 in 100 heart attacks are caused by high blood pressure.[

i have high blood pressure my self and i am only 16, had it since i was 12 and i ain't "fat"..

http://www.guardian.co.UK/lifeandstyle/besttreatments/high-blood-pressure-how-common

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