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Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.

Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.

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Inside Health: Blood pressure, Palm oil

02/02/2016

Blood pressure, Palm oil

BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Blood pressure, Palm oil

How low should you go when treating blood pressure? And why is palm oil in so many foods?

How low should you go when treating high blood pressure? And if it is due to a cause that is more common than previously thought, it could be cured by an operation.

How low should you go when treating blood pressure? Mark Porter talks to the author of landmark study that was stopped early because the benefits of aggressive treatment were so convincing. This looks set to change the management of high blood pressure and millions more people in the UK will be taking extra medication. Dr Margaret McCartney debates the issues with Professor Tony Heagerty.

Imagine if your high blood pressure could be cured by an operation that meant no pills at all? That's possible if it's due to a condition called Conn's syndrome, now thought to be much more common than previously thought. Mark Porter hears from leading specialist, Professor Morris Brown, plus a school teacher who spent 10 years on pills before being diagnosed and is now cured.

And an Inside Health listener asks: why is palm oil in everything?

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