Scientists are now claiming that 1 in 3 adults in the world will have high blood pressure in 2025. The increase amounts a 60% increase which gives a total of 1.56 billion high blood pressure sufferers by 2025. The biggest increase in prevalence was expected to be in developing (increase of 24%) and third world countries (increase of 80%) as the rapidly take on the more western lifestyle. It is vital that hypertension is controlled as it is a major risk factor for death and disability caused by heart attacks and strokes. The prevalence of hypertension is caused by lifestyle factors such as inactivity, high fat diet and high salt consumption.
Source: summary of medical news story as reported by News Scotsman
About: 1.56 hypertension sufferers worldwide predicted by 2025
Date: 14 January 2005
Source: News Scotsman
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