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Causes of high blood pressure in young adults: Hi BP It has become a very common problem in today's era. But the worrying thing is that the youth are also increasingly suffering from it. Earlier high BP was seen in older people, but now many cases of heart attack due to high BP have been seen even in 20-year-old youth. Now the question is why the youth are falling prey to high BP. Let us know about this from Dr. Pranjit Bhowmik, Director – Internal Medicine, Asian Hospital Faridabad.
Because of this, the risk of high BP is increasing among the youth.
Nowadays, youngsters mostly eat packaged and processed food. Like chips, cookies, nuggets, these also contain a lot of sodium which affects blood pressure. Consuming too much sodium causes water retention in the body, which puts pressure on the blood vessels.
Stress increases the secretion of hormones in the body. These hormones make the heart beat faster and constrict blood vessels. This condition causes high BP. If a person remains under stress for a long time, his body becomes swollen. This inflammation damages the blood vessels that carry blood, making them unable to do their job.
Nowadays, most of the people work in desk job for 9 hours in the office, due to which physical activity starts decreasing, which also increases the risk of high blood pressure.
Habits like sleeping too little and smoking too much alcohol and cigarettes also cause the blood vessels to shrink, which can also lead to high BP. Due to which the risk of heart diseases increases.
Being overweight can be a major cause of high BP. Being overweight puts extra pressure on your heart, which increases the risk of narrowing of the arteries.