Gemma lives a very healthy lifestyle. She eats very healthily, runs every day, does not smoke, and does not drink alcohol. What best explains why she has hypertension?

Hypertension can be caused by factors outside a person’s lifestyle, including inherited risk. Gemma’s healthy habits make lifestyle-related causes less likely, but they cannot rule out a genetic predisposition. The best answer is that she inherited the condition.

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