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Okay, you\u2019ve heard it a million times that this causes high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and what else!<\/p>\nOkay, you\u2019ve heard it a million times that this causes high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and what else!<\/p>\n
But then came a movement backing this up as actually very healthy if done right.<\/p>\n
So, who are we to believe?<\/p>\n
A new British study published in The JAMA Network Journals,<\/em> dug deeper\u2014all the way to gene level\u2014to find the answer for us. And it may surprise you.<\/p>\n Body mass index (BMI) calculates how you measure up for your weight according to your height. It tells you if you are underweight, normal, overweight or obese.<\/p>\n Makes sense. A 6 feet man weighing 180 pounds is considered normal weight, whereas a 5 feet man of the same weight would be obese.<\/p>\n The problem is that according to this measurement, many top athletes would be obese because they\u2019ve so much muscle.<\/p>\n This has caused many people to disregard BMI as a good indicator of high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar risk.<\/p>\n So, researchers took a little different approach.<\/p>\n You see, there are specific genes that are more common among people with high BMI and are therefore considered as a cause of high BMI.<\/p>\n So, the researchers dug into data of 120,000 people and compared those with BMI genes to those without those genes.<\/p>\n And what would you think\u2026 yes, those with the BMI genes were much more likely to have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar.<\/p>\n This again boosts high BMI as a good indicator tool of a risk factor. But not an absolute.<\/p>\n Even if you have high BMI and even if you hold the genes that cause high BMI, there are still many things you can do to keep healthy.<\/p>\n High blood pressure? Discover how 3 easy exercises drop high blood pressure below 120\/80\u2014as soon as today\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n High cholesterol? Normalize your cholesterol and clear out clogged arteries\u2014within a month\u2014by cutting out this one single ingredient\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n