#hypertension

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People under 50 with elevated blood pressure might face an increased risk for brain damage as seniors.

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Excess weight, which is often linked to metabolic abnormalities, can contribute to a wide variety of health problems.

Nearly two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.S. could be attributed to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and heart failure.

Adults with serious gum disease are more likely to develop hypertension and experience elevated blood pressure.

Hypertension, high glucose levels and obesity in early adulthood could lead to thinking and memory problems decades later.

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To preserve cognitive function, hypertension must be prevented or diagnosed and effectively treated in adults of any age.

Prescribing new medication or increasing doses of current meds could improve blood pressure numbers.

Older women who lack social connections and live alone are more likely to develop hypertension than their male peers.

Reasons young adults develop this condition may include obesity, consuming too much fast food and not getting enough exercise.

Hypertension raises the risk of heart disease and severe COVID-19.

Patients prescribed meds to lower their blood pressure were less likely to develop this cancer years after a negative colonoscopy.

Those who experienced even moderate levels of bigotry daily showed an almost 50% greater risk of developing high blood pressure.