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You Can Reduce Your Risk of High Blood Pressure

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Even if high blood pressure runs in your family you can significantly reduce your risk with moderate exercise and better cardiovascular fitness.

Researchers at the University of South Carolina studied more than 6-thousand people.

Those who were fit had a 34 percent lower risk of developing high blood pressure - even if they had a parent who had the disease.