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Millions more people around the world high blood pressure. This news earlier this week when the American Heart Association (AHA) the numbers at which high blood pressure . For many decades, doctors said high blood pressure at a reading of 140 over 90. The AHA has changed this and said the disease should treated sooner. It said high blood pressure now starts at a reading of 130 over 80*. Blood pressure when your heart blood around your body too fast. If this pushing is too strong, it can stress on your heart and arteries. This can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Normal blood pressure less than 120 over 80.

AHA doctors said health problems can at the lower figures of 130 over 80. However, they said it is possible for people to with this level of blood pressure without medicine. They said the new reading , "a yellow light that you need to lowering your blood pressure, mainly with non-drug approaches". People with high blood pressure need to healthy lifestyle changes. These losing weight, exercising more, eating healthier food, avoiding alcohol and salt, smoking and avoiding stress. The new reading of 130 over 80 now that nearly half (46 per cent) of the adult population of the USA has high blood pressure. This from 32 per cent using the old numbers.