All articles tagged with #high blood pressure
Originally Published 2 days ago — by ScienceAlert
A large study involving over 9 million adults from South Korea and the US found that 99% of heart attacks and strokes are linked to four modifiable risk factors: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and tobacco use, emphasizing the importance of managing these risks to prevent serious cardiovascular events.
Originally Published 7 days ago — by Hindustan Times
Dr. Wolfson argues that high blood pressure is a warning sign rather than the root problem, and that medications often fail because they do not address underlying causes like stress, inflammation, or toxins, thus not reducing the risk of heart attacks or strokes.
Originally Published 25 days ago — by Live Science
A healthy man in his 50s experienced a stroke likely caused by excessive consumption of high-potency energy drinks containing high levels of caffeine, which led to high blood pressure and vascular constriction. Quitting energy drinks resulted in the normalization of blood pressure and full recovery, highlighting the potential cardiovascular risks associated with energy drink overconsumption.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by The Guardian
A global review found that the prevalence of high blood pressure in children and teenagers nearly doubled over 20 years, primarily driven by obesity, unhealthy diets, and inactivity, affecting 114 million young people and posing serious lifelong health risks. Experts emphasize the importance of early detection, healthy habits, and policy measures to combat this rising health concern.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by CNN
Global rates of childhood hypertension have nearly doubled since 2000, driven by factors like obesity, diet, sedentary lifestyle, and environmental pollutants. Early detection and lifestyle changes can help mitigate long-term health risks, emphasizing the importance of regular monitoring and healthy habits in children.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Hindustan Times
A neurosurgeon warns that high blood pressure, often symptomless, can cause serious damage to blood vessels leading to heart attacks or strokes, emphasizing the importance of regular monitoring and lifestyle changes to manage the condition.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Prevention
High blood pressure, often asymptomatic, can lead to serious health issues and is caused by factors like excessive processed food intake, alcohol consumption, inactivity, stress, sleep apnea, other health conditions, medications, and genetics. Lifestyle modifications such as a healthy diet, regular exercise, stress management, and avoiding excess salt and alcohol can help control or prevent high blood pressure.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Times of India
A doctor shares nine natural tips to reduce high blood pressure in 21 days, including reducing salt intake, eating potassium-rich foods like bananas, drinking hibiscus tea, adding garlic, walking 40 minutes daily, replacing coffee with green tea, eating walnuts, meditating before bed, and cutting processed foods, emphasizing consistency and small daily habits for effective management.
Originally Published 2 months ago — by Medical News Today
Skipping breakfast may increase the risk of developing metabolic syndrome and its components, such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and abdominal obesity, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eating a healthy breakfast could help prevent these health issues and support metabolic health, although more research is needed to establish causality and understand underlying mechanisms.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Katie Couric Media
The new 2025 guidelines for hypertension lower the blood pressure thresholds for diagnosis, emphasize personalized risk assessment using the PREVENT calculator, and promote lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise, and alcohol moderation to better control blood pressure and reduce cardiovascular risks.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by Yahoo
The new 2025 guidelines for hypertension, based on recent research, lower the blood pressure thresholds for diagnosis, emphasize lifestyle modifications like diet and exercise, and promote personalized risk assessment using tools like the PREVENT calculator to better prevent heart disease, stroke, and dementia.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by The Independent
A study found that nearly all heart attack victims had at least one modifiable risk factor, with high blood pressure being the most common, emphasizing the importance of managing these risk factors to prevent heart attacks.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by ZME Science
A comprehensive global study reveals that over 99% of heart attacks, strokes, and heart failures are linked to four modifiable risk factors: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, elevated blood sugar, and smoking, emphasizing the importance of early detection and management of these conditions for prevention.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by ScienceAlert
A large study involving over 9 million adults from South Korea and the US found that 99% of heart attacks and strokes are linked to four modifiable risk factors: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, and smoking, emphasizing the importance of managing these risks to prevent serious cardiovascular events.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by ScienceDaily
A study from USC reveals that among patients with MASLD, high blood pressure, pre-diabetes or Type 2 diabetes, and low HDL cholesterol significantly increase the risk of death, with high blood pressure being more deadly than diabetes, highlighting key areas for targeted treatment.