It hypertension is a disease affecting more and more women due to their way of life: stress, poor diet, overweight and, above all, obesity, are some of the most common factors. In the case of women this problem is even more accentuated during different stages of his life as pregnancy and menopause.
Hypertension is a very common disease worldwide, affecting 25% of the adults but, above all, increasingly affects women more. According to a study by the Committee for the fight against high blood pressure, 22% of women receiving treatment for high blood pressure.
This data is of utmost importance that such disease was rare in the women's field, however, the profile of women aged between 30 and 40 years has changed a lot in recent years. Factors such as smoking, lack of physical activity, stress and overweight are those who have led us here.
Studies were able to see this affected even more during the thirties and especially at certain stages such as pregnancy or menopause, although a large number of women also suffered from high blood pressure to take contraceptives.
To prevent this disease it is necessary to lead a healthy lifestyle which includes not smoking, not overeating, reduce salt consumption and practice some physical activity. If you also suffer from obesity or overweight, it would be necessary to lose weight.
