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A new study suggests that if one or both of your parents has high blood pressure chances are you will too. That's the result of a long term study from Johns Hopkins University.
The study began back in 1947, when about 1,000 men were asked about blood pressure history for themselves and their families. The men filled out similar questionnaires every year since 1947. Those who had one or two parents diagnosed with hypertension before age 55 were at a much higher risk of developing high blood pressure as well, especially at a younger age.
Early onset hypertension in both parents was associated with a 20 fold high risk of developing high blood pressure by age 35.
-Courtesy NBC News
