High Blood Pressure Among Women On The Rise- Rapidly!
Ladies, ladies. I get so upset sometimes. We as women have to take better care of ourselves! I know there is so much to do and take care of, besides you, but it is so important. Just look at what the numbers are saying… I am just as guilty as the next women, I take care of everyone first and then forget about me but as I grow older I am realizing how important this is.
The trend among women was more alarming, with hypertension rates in the 1990s reversing and beginning to increase, researchers said. Between the early 1990s and early 2000s, the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in adult women increased from 17 percent to more than 22 percent. At the same time, the rate of hypertension in men decreased from 19 percent to 17 percent.
When Was The Last Time You Had Your Blood Pressure Checked?
via Science Daily
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