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Saturday, December 18, 2004
More Muscle Means Better Regulation of Blood Pressure, Study Finds
People with more muscle than fat have increased ability to regulate their blood pressure in response to stress, according to a Medical College of Georgia study. ''Fitness facilitates the ability to regulate blood pressure; fatness impedes your ability to regulate blood pressure through your ability to regulate sodium,'' says Dr. Gregory Harshfield, hypertension researcher and second author on the study in the November issue of the American Journal of Hypertension.
More info at Medical College of Georgia Study
More info at Medical College of Georgia Study