What is Hypertension or high blood pressure? Readings high blood pressure and action to take.

What is Hypertension or high blood pressure? Readings high blood pressure and action to take.

What is Hypertension or high blood pressure?

High blood pressure is a complex condition with multiple genes and environmental causes and / or roots. Not distributed evenly throughout the population. Up to 55 years of age, is more common in men than in women. It is especially common among African Americans, who tend to develop it at a younger age and more frequently than whites. It is also common among older Americans-individuals with normal blood pressure at the age of 55 have a lifetime risk of 90 percent of developing this disease.

The causes of high blood pressure.

Hypertension is one of the diseases that have resulted from the typical diet rich Western societies. When in early 1975 I emigrated from Germany to Canada I was surprised to learn about the eating habits of Americans and noticed fast food chains and clothes everywhere, see also the book "Fast Food Nation". High blood pressure is twice as common among people who are obese and among those who are not.