World Hypertension Day 2024: Nowadays, due to bad lifestyle and eating habits, people are becoming victims of serious diseases like high BP. Earlier this problem used to occur with increasing age but nowadays it is making people its victims at an early age. World Hypertension Day is celebrated every year on 17 May to spread awareness about serious diseases like high BP.
What is a normal blood pressure?
The blood pressure of a healthy person is 80/120. With the help of blood pressure, blood reaches the arteries, but in case of high BP, the blood pressure of a person reaches above 90/140. In such a situation, the blood pressure in the body increases significantly. According to experts, in most cases our eating habits and poor lifestyle are responsible for all this.
due to hypertension
The problem of high BP occurs due to bad lifestyle, eating habits, genetics and pollution. If a person reduces activity or eats too much junk and processed food or drinks cigarettes and alcohol, then his chances of developing hypertension increase. Apart from this, the problem of high BP also occurs due to excessive stress. Due to excessive stress, such hormones are released which affect the blood flow. Due to this the risk of BP increases significantly.
symptoms of high bp
High blood pressure is also called silent killer. It has often been seen that early signs are not seen in a high BP patient. But it has some specific symptoms. By which it can be detected. Symptoms include difficulty in breathing, fatigue, bleeding from the nose, headache, feeling of chest pain and blood coming out with urine. If you also see such symptoms in your body, then do not ignore it even by mistake, rather get it treated in time.
People with high BP need to be careful in summer
More than 128 crore people in the world suffer from high BP, out of which about 46 percent people are unaware of this disease. If high BP is not controlled in time, the risk of brain stroke increases and the person may also die. Especially high BP patients need to be careful in this summer. Because in summer there may be a lack of water in the body due to which the blood may thicken. Which can be the cause of high BP.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Before implementing any suggestion, you must consult the concerned expert.
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