Sentences with phrase «by high blood pressure particularly»

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Obesity raises the prevalence of high blood pressure among adolescents but the increase is particularly pronounced among Hispanics compared to white, African - American or Asian ethnic groups, according to a study by researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

The degree to which this innate tendency to appreciate the taste of salt is modified by subsequent experience is a research area ripe for further investigation, particularly because high salt intake has been implicated in the development and / or maintenance of elevated blood pressure.

We are constantly exposed to these heavy metals and toxic chemicals in our environment: Mercury can get into our bodies by way of fish, particularly large fish and shellfish; medications, such as thiazide diuretics, prescribed for high blood pressure; vaccines, which may contain thimerosal, a mercury compound used as a preservative; and dental fillings.