Sentences with phrase «as people with hypertension»

They also found that people with obesity are almost just as likely to develop atrial fibrillation as people with hypertension or diabetes.

Not exact matches

«If you compare a person who is 30 pounds overweight but physically active with someone who is thin but a coach potato, you'll find the thin couch potato has a higher risk of premature death and of some chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension,» Franke says.

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among homeless people, probably because they have a high rate of traditional risk factors such as smoking or undiagnosed or untreated hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol, combined with the stress and low socio - economic status associated with homelessness.

Indeed, research doesn't always support the notion that salt causes high blood pressure: A large, multicenter study known as INTERSALT compared urinary sodium levels — an accurate indicator of prior sodium consumption — with hypertension in more than 10,000 people in 1988 and found no statistically significant association between them.

«Labeling a person as having hypertension increases their risk of anxiety and depression, as compared to the risk for people with the same blood pressure who aren't labelled as hypertensive.

Just as we can now effectively treat HIV - infected patients with a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs — and we treat people with hypertension using diuretics, beta blockers and other drugs — we expect to treat patients with complex neurological conditions with drug combinations that target both the worst symptoms and the root causes of the diseases.

Those who had high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, or another heart - related risk factor were twice as likely to progress to Alzheimer's compared to people with no risk factors.

People with healthy blood pressure — less than 120/80 — have about half the lifetime risk of stroke as those with high blood pressure, or hypertension.

People with mild to moderate hypertension might benefit from a yoga practice, as a study from University of Pennsylvania researchers found that it could help to lower their blood pressure levels.

It is often referred to as a silent killer because people with hypertension are often unaware of having high blood pressure until a stroke or heart attack strikes.

Primary hypertension is not as common in dogs as it is in people, but we do see high blood pressure associated with several diseases common in older pets.

Scientific research on meditation is accelerating with the growing awareness of meditation's numerous benefits, including a decrease in hypertension, heart disease, anxiety, depression, insomnia, and addictive behaviors.A groundbreaking study by Massachusetts General Hospital found that as little as eight weeks of meditation not only helped people feel calmer but also produced changes in various areas of the brain, including growth in the areas associated with memory, empathy, sense of self, and stress regulation.

Earlier results had also found that diuretics were as good or better than other blood pressure - lowering drugs for treating hypertension in patients with metabolic syndrome (a collection of factors that put people at risk of heart disease), especially black patients.

Physical symptoms can occur such as hypertension, increased blood pressure, hot flashes, chest pains, tiredness, headaches, shortness of breath, and stomach problems (many people confuse their first anxiety attack with a heart attack).