Frequent eating out leads to hypertension, says survey


No exercise and a sedentary lifestyle is putting teens at risk of blood pressure issues.

Frequent eating out is resulting in a sharp increase in hypertension in the age group of 25-35 years.

This, coupled with stress and ignorance of the symptoms, is a dangerous mix, warns a recently-released survey.

Males at risk

Indus Health Plus Abnormality report—released ahead of World Hypertension Day on May 17— states that 22 per cent of Delhiites are ignorant about hypertension symptoms. Males are more prone to obesity than females, which take them to a greater risk of high BP as well. Indus Health Plus is a health check-up company. For the survey, it looked at a sample size of 24,642 people.................Read more

 

Source: The Hindu


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