Young men suffer from high blood pressure more often that women and the complications are more serious. They often don’t apply to the doctor.
Untreated hypertension ruins the heart and other organs of the body and is dangerous for life, because it can cause heart and kidney illness and stroke. Usually there are no certain symptoms and the illness slowly ruins the vital organs.
There are such stages of blood pressure:
* Normal. Less than 120/80
* Prehypertension. 120-139/80-89
* Hypertension. 140/90 or higher (130/80 for patients with diabetes or chronic kidney disease)
* Hypertension of Stage 2. 160/100
There is essential hypertension (there is no certain cause of its appearance; but obesity, the excessive intake of alcohol and physical inactivity can promote the development of hypertension) and secondary hypertension (it appears as a result of kidney illness; hormonal imbalance; or drugs, containing cocaine or alcohol). Usually blood pressure becomes higher with age.
High diastolic pressure is more common among younger men who have high blood pressure, because the work of their heart is more intensive. High systolic pressure is more common among older men, because their arteries became stiff.
There are certain recommendations for men who have high blood pressure:
1) Weight loss. People who lose extra weigh observe that their systolic blood pressure reduces of 5-20 points per 10 kilograms of weight loss.
2) DASH diet - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.
There is a recommendation to eat a lot of fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products. Avoid saturated and total fat, because it lessens systolic blood pressure by 8-14 points.
3) Reduced salt intake. - Never eat dietary sodium more than 2,400 milligrams - 1 teaspoon a day. - Reduced salt intake lessens systolic blood pressure by 2-8 points.
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