Eat Your Breakfast! (Mom Was Right)

The Weekly Checkup
HighBloodPressureConnection.com	April 1, 2008

Tip of the Week Eat your breakfast! (Mom was right) Do you religiously have breakfast each morning? Or, are you more likely to put off eating until lunchtime? Study shows that those who regularly consumed breakfast had a lower BMI (healthier), and that breakfast eaters consumed greater amounts of carbohydrates and fiber, got fewer calories from fat, and also exercised more. Share your views with Dietician, Melanie Thomassian. Top News Small Brain Lesions More Common Than Thought in Those Over 60 Two Drugs Better Than One for High Blood Pressure Diabetics Face Doubled Risk of Heart Attack Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment ACE Inhibitor as Effective as More Expensive Blood Pressure Drug Community Corner Blood pressure rises dramatically when resting... why? My systolic BP jumps about 30 points when I am dozing off, resting, watching TV, etc. (i.e., no activity). However, it returns to normal after being active again when I'm walking eating, and exercising. Why is this happening?

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