Thursday, September 6, 2012

Small weight gain enough to increase a college student's systolic blood pressure

As a college student, you may be happy simply not to have gained the "Freshman 15." But a University of Illinois study shows that as little as 1.5 pounds per year is enough to raise blood pressure in that age group, and the effect was worse for young women.

URL: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20120907/Small-weight-gain-enough-to-increase-a-college-students-systolic-blood-pressure.aspx

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