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A 20-year-old male asked:

can poor diet cause a lower than normal heart rate?

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Dr. George Mathew answered

Cardiology 58 years experience

No: Make sure that patient has no wasting chronic disease such as tuberculosis or malignancy.

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What would be a typical medication for high normal heart rate, without any other complications (already do exercise/watch diet)?

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Blood pressure 102/65, 54 BPM heart rate. I don't exercise and have a bad diet. Is this low of a heart rate/bp normal? Can lack of sleep cause it?

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I used to way 232 lbs i lost 42 lbs now i'm 190lbs i lost the weight bye diet and exercise will my resting heart rate lower?

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22 yo. No sig health history. My heart rate gets as low as 48 when Im just waking up or falling asleep, normal resting rate during the day when Im relaxed is 60. Why is my heart rate so low? Not an athlete but not overweight. Eat an ok diet

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