Hypertension Theraphy

Hypertension affects roughly 20% of the adult population. Studies in France show that about 7 million of hypertensive subjects. High blood pressure can occur in children, but especially after 50 years as hypertension becomes common. After age 70, a subject on two was hypertensive.

Some population groups are at greater risk of hypertension in subjects with parental hypertension, obese subjects, black subjects, patients with diabetes, patients with kidney disease and patients with artery disease.

What causes hypertension?

In most cases, no cause is found appears when hypertension. Doctors call this illness essential hypertension. In some cases, hypertension may be due to kidney disease, a hyperfunction of the adrenal gland, or excessive rigidity of the arteries.

The excessive rigidity of the arteries occurs more often in the elderly, among those who suffered from diabetes or prolonged elevation of cholesterol, and those who smoked for many years.

Excessive consumption of salt (resalage systematic food table) or foods rich in salt (meat, cheese, canned goods) can contribute in some subjects, hypertension.

Excess weight (over 10 kgs compared to ideal weight) may also help in certain subjects, hypertension.

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