{"id":14823,"date":"2026-03-24T23:49:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/?p=14823"},"modified":"2026-03-24T23:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:49:29","slug":"blood-pressure-by-age-important-update-age-based-normal-ranges-are-not-used-in-current-guidelines-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/?p=14823","title":{"rendered":"Blood Pressure by Age: Important Update: Age-Based \u201cNormal\u201d Ranges Are Not Used in Current Guidelines (Here\u2019s Why)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The old rule of \u201c100 plus your age\u201d let high blood pressure go unchecked for years. We now know arteries don\u2019t get stronger with age\u2014they become more vulnerable, and higher pressure increases the risk of stroke, heart disease, and kidney damage at any age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modern guidelines are clear: around 130\/80 is the upper safe limit for most adults, and even lower targets can help\u2014especially in older people. Studies show that better control doesn\u2019t just improve numbers; it reduces serious health risks and helps people stay healthier longer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The old rule of \u201c100 plus your age\u201d let high blood pressure go unchecked for years. We now know arteries don\u2019t get stronger with age\u2014they become more vulnerable, and higher pressure increases the risk of stroke, heart disease, and kidney damage at any age. Modern guidelines are clear: around 130\/80 is the upper safe limit &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":14824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14823\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fnews55.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}