To the extent that it is important to you, you can work with your doctor to modify the risk factors that you can and would like to modify. Interestingly, 90% of Americans over 55 will develop high blood pressure; it is the norm [1]. (Not saying you are an American, as I don't know; just saying that I also don't know if this applies to the rest of the world.)
Soviet Union represent! Moved to America bout 22 years ago. And of course after all these diseases hit the family. For the record only my father is overweight, and he's the healthiest of them all (not true but at least his heart is alright for now)
1 = http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/speaker2.ht...