If makes sense if you think about it. Your body is a bit like a big water balloon, and everyone knows if you squeeze a balloon, you increase the pressure inside. Now add in the fact that many Americans insist on wearing the same size clothes even as they get older and fatter, and you have a good explanation for why blood pressure tends to increase after middle age. I hereby propose we start prescribing nakedness as a cure for hypertension. (This will have the added benefit of speeding up security checks at airports.)
Love this cheeky bit from Tom Naughton's "Still Another A-Salt On Science"! As a bit of a skeptic, though, I'm waiting to see a study comparing the blood pressure levels of nudists vs. the general U.S. population. ;)
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