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Hypertension
A community portal about Hypertension with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Hypertension, commonly referred to as "high blood pressure", is a medical condition where the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While... [more]
A community portal about Hypertension with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Hypertension, commonly referred to as "high blood pressure", is a medical condition where the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While it is formally called arterial hypertension, the word "hypertension" without a qualifier usually refers to arterial hypertension. Persistent hypertension is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm, and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure.
A diet high in fructose increases your risk of developing high blood pressure. Cutting back on processed foods and beverages that contain high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may therefore help prevent hypertension.
Over the last 200 years, the rate of fructose intake has directly paralleled the increasing rate of obesity. Obesity has increased sharply in the last 20 years since the introduction of HFCS. Today, Americans consume 30 percent more...
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