Causes Of Hypertension

Each individual must strive for a healthier lifestyle which can be challenging because one will have to eliminate certain favourites in life whether it be diet or hobbies. As defined by World Health Organization (WHO), it is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” REFERENCE HERE. There are many chronic diseases which affect people today in society, one of which is hypertension. Hypertension is also known as a silent killer, it is referred to as high blood pressure. This is a condition in which the arteries have insistently raised blood pressure. This blood pressure is the force of blood pushing up against the blood vessels walls. The higher the pressure gets, the harder the heart has to pump. Hypertension does not …show more content…
There is much evidence that raised blood pressure throughout its range, starting at 115/75mmHg, is a major cause of cardiovascular diseases. JOURNAL REFERENCE ON DIET HERE. When you speak about diet and hypertension it can be classified as salty or fatty foods. Dietary fats associated with an increased risk of CHD include Trans- fats and saturated fats. Dietary sodium is associated the rise of blood pressure. Once an individual consumes too much salt in their diet, especially a hypertensive person it causes the blood pressure to get extra high and place additional strain on the arteries which leads to the heart. A slight decline in the amount of blood to reach the heart can cause angina which is sharp pains in the chest when someone is being active. Once a person endures consuming too much salt, overtime the damage that is caused by the extra blood pressure may develop so severe that it causes the arteries to burst or it can become totally clogged. When this occurs, the part of the heart that was receiving the blood does not get oxygen and nutrients and it dies. This leads to heart attacks or myocardial