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Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. It can lead to severe complications and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels. The pressure depends on the work being done by the heart and the resistance of the blood vessels. Medical guidelines define hypertension as a blood pressure higher than 130 over 80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), according to guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) in November 2017. Around 85 million people in the United States have high blood pressure. Hypertension and heart disease are global health concerns. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that the growth of the processed food industry has impacted the amount of salt in diets worldwide, and that this plays a role in hypertension.
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JUN 12, 2018
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...
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Kara Marker
JUN 11, 2018
Cardiology
The newest fruit under study for promoting heart health is the mango. Now demonstrated to be effective at lowering blood
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2018
Health & Medicine
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...
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Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 05, 2018
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...
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Videos
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...
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FEB 10, 2018
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FEB 08, 2018
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...
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JAN 06, 2018
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JAN 03, 2018
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JAN 01, 2018
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DEC 21, 2017
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Cancer
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...
NOV 23, 2017
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NOV 03, 2017
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...
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Cell & Molecular Biology
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch