24 - Wednesday, March 4, 1987 - North Shore News yd pressure may be over-diagnosed High blo THE LINK between obesity and chypertension — commonly thought to be strong — is not afl that clear, and many of the drugs administered to the obese to con- trol high blood pressure might be over-prescribed with serious side- effects. That is the finding of a new study at St. Paul's Hospital, financed by the B.C. Heart Foun- dation. Dr. Robert Rangno, associate professor of Medicine and Phar- carrying oul the by the Heart research team study, supported Foundation grant. The study indicates that high blood pressure may be no more common among overweight people than any others, and thal it may be over-diagnosed by up to 70 per cent even in the general popula- tion. In 1985, Dr. Rangno studied 150 obese people diagnosed as hav- ing high blood pressure, or hypertension. Fewer than 15 actu- the blood pressure levels for many of the subjects remained normal even after the prescribed drugs were discontinued. Rangno believes the misdiagnosis is partly due to the common practice of basing diagnosis on just one blood pressure reading, and that reading may be distorted simply by a fatlure to make allowances for the tighter fit of the air inflated blood pressure cuff on the arm of an Rangio says hypertension is a poor third in the leading causes of death from cardiovascular disease. behind diseases caused by smoking and diets high in animal fats. In- stead of taking drugs, he savs those with mild cases of high blood pressure should maintain good heart health by stopping smoking and maintaining a low-saturated fat diet. Instead of depending upon pills, Rangno feels many pa- tients will have to take more re- adopting heart healthy lifestyles. Rangno and nis research (eam Operate uz 2 grant-in-aid from the Heart Fund, which provides for the scientific equipment and technical assistance necessary to conduet the study. It is just one of 53 such grants the Heart Fund has allocated for the coming year. Seventy-seven cents of every dollar donated to the Heart Fund sup- ports heart research, helping scien- tists pave the way for prevention macology at UBC, heads a ally did have this condition, and overweight person. sponsibility for their own health by — and cure of heart disease. Paint Your Body SPRING PAINT SPECIALS $475.00° UNTIL JUNE 1987 $575.00° [& REMOVE ALL MINOR PARKING LOT {4 INCLUDES ALL ITEMS IN THE $475.00 DENTS, CHIPS, & SCRATCHES PAINT SPECIAL PLUS 1 0 WE USE ONLY TOP QUALITY (4 DELUXE ACCENT STRIPES § = ACRYLIC ENAMEL [4 DELUXE SIDE MOULDINGS - (INSTALL NEW BODYSIDE MOULDINGS [#3 COATS OF POLYURETHANE [INSTALL ACCENT STRIPES er TOUCH UP INSIDE THE DOORS, HOOD RUNK ALL RUST AND BODY {7 OUR PAINT JOBS ARE GUARANTEED REPAIRS EXTRA ween FOR ONE YEAR WE ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS .™ “leis 7 Treat Yourself Reyally Take a break from shopping! Let us serve you one of our popular sandwiches, hamburgers, crepes, omelettes, soups and salads. Let us treat you Royally! Z . [ Park Royal South Centre Court 926-4114 "wack Desir 90 2 4 Nothing beats a Ford. "eXCep ta Dave Buck Ford MARINE DRIVE NORTH VANCOUVER CALL 980-241] TOLL FREE 1-800-972-8314 879 APPLY HERE FOR YOUR fl FREE JAR . a SEND THIS AWAY TO: HERITAGE PREMIUM INSTANT COFFEE OFFER RO. BOX 504 THORNHILL, ONT. L3T 6J7 Iwish to apply for a gift certificate for a free 4 oz. (113 9) Heritage* Some instant coffees come close to the taste of fresh Sround | coffee. Only Heritage gives you the taste of fresh ground in an instant. Because Heritage is the first instant coffee to add freshly ground coffee directly to the granules of instant coffee. jar of Heritage Premium Instant Coffee, redeernable wherever Heritay’e 4 02. jars are sold. | The brand of instant coffec | purchase most often is: . | O Maxwell House © Nescafé © Sanka © Encore O Heritage © Taster’s Choice G Other | Have you ever tried Heritage? a Yes 0 No * understand that this offer is limited to the first 5,000 a applicants and that all subsequent applicants will receive two coupons worth $.50 each for the next two pur- chases of Heritage coffee. Limit of one gift certificate . | per application or address. No facsimiles. Offer expires Now you Can experience . December 1, 1987. Delivery will be 4-6 weeks. . iB , af 3 .: Heritage for yourself. | BUBAR BL We have 5,000 jars of Heritage Se, : coffee to give away — in a free trade. You mail us Coupon A, and we'll send you a voucher for a free jar of Heritage Premium Instant Coffee. It’s first come. first served - so you should act today. But even if we don’t have NAME, i AnOESS | ary | aan Sexe ~ Los FSC) GEE EE SR E