BUSTING THE HEALTH MYTHS

MYTH: ‘I’m not overweight, so I won’t be found have high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels’

‘High blood pressure and cholesterol are more common in obese people, but that doesn’t mean that if you’re not overweight, you’re not at risk,’ explains Dr Malcolm Finlay, consultant cardiac electrophysiologist and cardiologist. ‘Even mildly raised blood pressure increases your chance of a heart attack