Why Do Some Young Underweight Active People Suffer From High Blood Pressure?
Hypertension High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a condition marked by diastolic (resting) blood pressure above 90 beats per minute (bpm) or systolic (pumping) blood pressure above 140 bpm. Over time, high blood pressure can lead to atherosclerosis (hardened arteries), aneurysm (burst blood vessel), stroke, heart failure, kidney damage and blindness. It is usually treated by a combination of dietary change, exercise and medication. General Risk Factors High blood pressure is more common among older people. This may be a combination of other factors. African Americans tend to be more at risk and at an earlier age. More effective kidneys, better absorption of potassium, the ability to fight plaque buildup in the arteries and various other factors that reduce risk may be genetic, as high blood pressure seems to cluster in families. Overweight people have more tissue for the blood to feed, so the pressure of all that additional blood can overtax artery walls. Inactive people’s heart r
