"Hypertension risk" refers to the likelihood or chance of developing high blood pressure.
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Remember, processed foods are also loaded with fructose, which is clearly associated with
increased hypertension risk, as well as virtually all chronic diseases.
A Chinese study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine showed a 46 percent to 65 percent reduction in
hypertension risk in regular consumers of oolong or green tea compared with non-consumers.
The researchers found no effect
on hypertension risk in people who ate the highest amounts of other types of flavonoids.
The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III) looked at the effect of high sodium intake on the risks of cardiovascular disease mortality;
including hypertension risk.
Scientists have long known that obesity
increases hypertension risk in adults and kids, but the CDC's study suggests that being overweight might also make kids more sensitive to salt's blood - pressure - boosting effect.
Zhu and his colleagues also confirmed that previous findings regarding other genes whose presence correlates with increased
hypertension risk.
Once the researchers took age, body mass index, and race into account, they found that time spent in slow - wave sleep was the only measure of sleep quality associated with
hypertension risk.