High Blood Pressure in Children - Health News

I have review my diets those days in mid 50's 60's, when I was a child. My mom was in control of 3 meals a day, we have family of 9 kids in stager of age almost 1 year each.

Therefore you can imagine the food that my mom need to be prepared for the family. She is very strict on the Food diet's is concern then:-

Less Oil
Less Salt
Steam Fish
Steam Meats
Light Soup
3 vegetable in a meal
Brown Rice - Once A Week
Bone Soup 3 times a week
Beans - 2 times a week.

No caned food..

She also restrict us from using soy saurce.

Now, think of it she is doing good for the family.

High Blood presure today can be due to stress & the inheritance. But the old saying of You Are What You Eat !! Is still the best Mantra for having a Great Health for your loving kid's.


High Blood Pressure in Children
Children, even very young babies, can have high blood pressure. The American Heart Association recommends that all children have yearly blood pressure measurements. Early detection of high blood pressure will improve the health care of children. Some diseases — usually heart or kidney disease — can cause high blood pressure in children. This is called secondary hypertension. If the disease is successfully treated, blood pressure usually returns to normal. Some medicines can cause high blood pressure, but when they're discontinued, blood pressure usually returns to normal.

At one time, doctors thought that most high blood pressure in children was secondary (that is, caused by other disease). Now they know this isn't so. Some children have higher blood pressures than others for unknown reasons. These children are said to have primary or essential hypertension.

Research scientists don't know why some children have higher blood pressure than others. Children who are overweight usually have higher blood pressure. Some children inherit the tendency toward higher blood pressure from one or both parents. High blood pressure is more frequent and more severe in families of African Americans than in whites. The reasons aren't fully understood.

A special diet and physical activity may be prescribed by the doctor to help lower high blood pressure in overweight children. The doctor may also prescribe medication if an appropriate diet and regular physical activity don't bring the high blood pressure under control.

Cigarette smoking isn't directly related to high blood pressure, but youngsters who smoke should stop for a variety of health reasons. Parents should set a good example by not smoking and educating their children about the hazards of smoking.

What are the classifications of high blood pressure in children?
In a recent report that analyzed the national childhood blood pressure data, the blood pressure percentiles were refined. Read More...
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