Obesity is a medical condition that can present a range of health complications, including high blood pressure (hypertension). Excess weight increases the heart's workload, straining the heart and ...

Weight gain and increased systolic BP in collegiate U.S. football players may be due to concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, arterial stiffening and reduced left ventricular diastolic function, ...

Graz, Austria - People with high blood pressure who lose weight by dieting or by taking the weight-loss drug orlistat (Xenical, Roche) also appear to achieve reductions in diastolic and systolic blood ...

Reasonably good evidence suggests that most diets result in similar modest weight loss and improvements in cardiovascular risk factors over a period of six months, compared with a usual diet.

AUSTIN, Texas — Adults with obesity assigned to treatment with phentermine for 6 months experienced weight loss and decreases in diastolic and systolic blood pressure, but blood pressure did not ...

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Enjoy these delicious heart-healthy meals and snacks to help manage your blood pressure while achieving your weight-loss ...

Overweight and obese patients taking weight loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide—the generic name for Mounjaro and Zepbound—saw significant reductions in their blood pressure, according to a new study ...