| ■ World Must Take Action Against High Blood Pressure: Study | 07.05.21 |
| Nearly one billion people worldwide have high blood pressure and 1.56 billion will have it by 2025, increasing rates of heart disease and death, concludes a study by researchers from Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. High blood pressure is also a leading cause of stroke and kidney failure and is a factor in blindness and dementia, the Associated Press reported. The study authors hope their findings convince governments around the world to tackle high blood pressure in the same way they've joined together to fight bird flu and other infectious diseases. Getting older, being overweight and inactive, and eating too much salt increase the risk of developing high blood pressure. While rates of high blood pressure are expected to increase in rich/developed nations, the study found the largest increases are expected in developing countries and those rapidly adopting Western-style economies, the AP reported. |