Earlier this month (February 2012), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report showing that nine out of ten adults eat too much salt daily.
This excess salt is not the salt you are adding with the salt shaker. The high salt diet comes from processed foods and restaurant meals.
A diet high in sodium (salt) leads to high blood pressure. This equals an increased risk for developing heart disease and having a stroke.
According to CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden, heart...
Most Americans eat too much salt (or sodium). In some studies nearly three times the healthy amount of 1.5 grams per day. 95% of men and... Read more »
Today I would like to review some of the primary causes of High Blood Pressure. In most cases, there is no clear cause of high blood... Read more »
Many people are not aware of the impact that diet has on high blood pressure. In addition to prescribed medication, an individual... Read more »
Good question. This diagnosis of “office-related” high blood pressure is usually suggested when the blood pressure is elevated during... Read more »
Anxiety does not cause chronic high blood pressure (hypertension). Anxiety can, however, cause spikes in blood pressure during anxiety... Read more »
Salt intake has more of an effect on blood pressure in people with metabolic syndrome than in others, experts say, suggesting that cutting down on... Read more »
In one word, potassium. Nearly 95% of the high blood pressure in the world is known as primary, essential, or idiopathic hypertension. It is called... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
In the United States, about 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure. About 25% of people with high blood pressure are unaware that they have it.About... Read more »
It is estimated that one in four adults (approximately 50 million) in the United States has elevated blood pressure – and more than 30 percent of... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Healthy lifestyle changes are an important first step for lowering blood pressure. Current guidelines recommend that people should:Exercise at least... Read more »
Myth #1: Normal blood pressure is anything below 140/90 mmHg The most recent National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute guidelines set systolic BP of less than 120mmHg and diastolic BP of less than 80mmHg (i.e. less than 120/80) as normal. This...
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