( CNN ) -- New guidelines for the management of hypertension suggest that people 60 or older might be able to handle higher blood pressure readings than originally thought . Hypertension , which can lead to strokes , heart attack , kidney failure and death , is traditionally treated with medication and diet . The goal of most doctors is to keep their patient 's blood pressure below 140 ( systolic ) / 90 ( diastolic ) . But after reviewing mounds of evidence , a committee of experts now says the systolic number , especially in older people , can be higher at 150/90 . And many of these patients who were on medication would no longer need to be . It is not clear how many people would be affected by these new guidelines , but experts are estimating in the millions . The committee was asked to update the guidelines that have been in place for more than 30 years . They were published online Wednesday in the latest edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association . The group of 17 experts found no reason to change any other section of the guidelines . According to the report , `` There is strong evidence to support treating hypertensive persons aged 60 years or older to a BP goal of less than 150/90 and hypertensive persons 30 through 59 years of age to a diastolic goal of less than 90 . `` However , there is insufficient evidence in hypertensive persons younger than 60 years for a systolic goal , or in those younger than 30 years for a diastolic goal , so the panel recommends a BP of less than 140/90 for those groups based on expert opinion . ''
Panel of experts publish findings in Journal of the American Medical Association . Conclusion : The evidence is clear that there are no safe levels for glyphosate residues on food and feed, but we don't know what level should be considered safe. Traditionally , systolic number goal in that group is below 140 . Now , they are saying people the number can be below 150 in that age group .