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Good Evening Doctors,
My age is 24 age and my recent bp was 130/90, i want to ask that whether this pressure value increases with increasing age. When we have to take bp medicines, after which range one should start medication. As i am sedentary lifestyle from the last 1-2 years. Please guide me can i lower the bp through dieting?. Is 130/90 bp can be reduced by diet?.
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Dr. Raveendran S R
Diabetologist
17 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi., I can understand your concern, kindly relax., Your BP is normal. Hypertension is mostly idiopathic, hereditary and can also be due to anxiety.
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