The issue focused on how much longer can people live if they do not take steps to ensure their blood pressure does not drop too low. An international study found that people who took steps to prevent high blood pressure could live up to five years longer than those who did not. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25623-blood-pressure-blood-pressure-blood-pressure-blood-pressure.html In 2011, NICE estimated that around 14.6 million people have high blood