ziggy29
Moderator Emeritus
That's my point. Not everything we associate with "bad lifestyle choices" is because of a bad lifestyle choice.By definition if it is genetic driven it is not a behavior.
Some people are genetically predisposed to higher cholesterol and higher blood pressure. The default assumption is that people with higher cholesterol and higher blood pressure have that problem because of poor diet and lack of exercise. (In other words, it must be their own fault that they have high cholesterol/blood pressure.) So if our desire is to "stick it to the behavior," you can't just stick to everyone with a high BP because it's not necessarily because of poor lifestyle choices.
For what it's worth, my genetics lean toward high blood pressure and a very healthy level of "good" HDL cholesterol.