Causes Of High Blood Pressure

Causes of High Blood Pressure

Hypertension or high blood pressure is divided into two categories essentialhypertension and secondary hypertension according to its etiology.

Essential Hypertension

In this condition the cause of increase in blood pressure is not known.

Strong family history and raise of blood pressure intermittently is suggestive of essential hypertension.

Age is an another factor influencing blood pressure. Blood pressure increases with age in both sex.

Secondary Hypertension

Obesity

• Increase in weight or become obese definitely increases the blood pressure.
  

Salt intake

• Higher intake of salt (Nacl-sodium chloride)8 grams per day increases the blood pressure. So it is better to reduce the salt in your daily diet.
  

Fat intake

Non vegetarian foods like mutton, chicken,pork and beef are having saturated fat(saturated fatty acids).

This fat deposits in the peripheral blood vessels leads to atherosclerosis and thereby increased blood pressure.

But vegetables are having unsaturated fatty acids which is beneficial to our body.

Alcohol and High Blood Pressure

As per studies alcohol is a cardio protective agent when it is taken minimal amount.

There are lot of research and arguments are going there between scientists and and doctors.

But God only knows the optimum quantity

But high intake of alcohol increases systolic(reading of upper limit) blood pressure than diastolic. Complete abstinence of alcohol intake reduces the blood pressure.

Physical activity

• Physical activity burns our excess body cholesterol and weight and thereby blood pressure drops.

Environmental factors

• Mental stress also an important factor for increased blood pressure and heart attack. People who are angry and tensed mental condition are having increased secretion of nor adrenaline leads to high blood pressure.
  

Other conditions

• Oral contraceptives

• Noise

• Violation

• Temperature

• Vibration.

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