Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of 9 to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower ...

Adolescents who meet the recommended guidelines of nine to 11 hours of sleep per day were shown to have a significantly lower risk of hypertension, according to a study.

Overweight and obese women have a higher risk of hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors than women with a standard BMI, according to an analysis of the ANCORS-YW STUDY presented at ACC ...

Exposure to sugar rationing in the womb and in early childhood may lower the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension later in life, with the protective effects most pronounced when sugar ...

There are many hypertension risk factors. Some, we have control over, others we have no say in. Risk factors we have some control over include: Eating an unhealthy diet (high in salty or processed ...

and the burden of coexisting risk factors. Recent guidelines of the Seventh Joint National Committee on Hypertension (JNC 7) recommend consideration of more modest blood pressure elevations (i.e ...

Researchers have found that, regardless of BP level and age, secondary hypertension is common among young adults with hypertension.

The Ministry of Health has launched the findings of Ghana's first nationwide survey on non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors. The survey, known as the STEPS Survey, was a collaborative ...

Because it's a collection of risk factors (such as obesity ... the Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. Both emphasize fruits, vegetables, and whole ...

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