According to a research, one in every eight American above the age group of 30 has a risk of increased blood pressure.
The study shows that, more than 5.5 million people ignore their health problems and risks of having a high blood pressure.
The rate at which people suffer from high blood pressure globally has reached disturbing levels.
Recently, the National Heart foundation came with an ‘urgent improvement’ in the diagnosis rates conferring the condition as “unacceptable”.
In the U.S, one in four adults is suffering from the high blood pressure or hypertension, known in medical terms.
Blood pressure is a condition that does not has symptoms which is why people hardly know about having the condition until proper diagnoses and tests are done.
If the condition is left untreated for prolonged period of time, people get other problems that are related to increased blood pressure.
Adults above the age of 40 are eligible to go for the blood pressure tests and get prescribed medications. They will also be provided with a set of advice to follow on a daily routine.
Reports say that most of the high blood pressure patients do not come up with all the possible symptoms at all which is why it can be called as a “silent killer”.
Some people might show symptoms of a headache, dizziness, chest pain, shortness of the breath, nose bleeding, and palpitations of the heart, etc.
The possible causes of hypertension include unhealthy diet, sodium-rich diet, sedentary lifestyle, piled up stress, excessive alcohol consumption, high cholesterol levels, etc. If you experience any of these, it is recommended to get your blood pressure checked before it is too late. It is better to get the diagnosis done by the reputed clinician to get clear results.
Hypertension affects on everything people eat and how actively they participate in things. Some of the ways people can improve their blood pressure condition include a low sodium diet and regular exercising.
Doctors suggest the average life expectancy of a person with hypertension is considerably 5 years shorter than that of people with normal blood pressure.
