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Connection Between Overweight And High Blood Pressure

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Being overweight can present a host of potential health problems. Listing all of the health issues associated with overweight might fill an entire medical manual. Among the health risks that overweight can lead, arguably the most significant is high blood pressure. Sometimes known as the silent killer, high blood pressure is mostly asymptomatic, but its effects can be devastating and even fatal.

A variety of studies have medically demonstrated strong ties between being overweight and having high blood pressure. As with anything else, there is variety in terms of how the effects are presented: specifically, the more overweight a person is, the more likely they are to have elevated blood pressure. In addition, an overweight person or a person who's obese has a higher tendency for elevated blood pressure than people who have a normal body weight. Variation or not however, the findings are mostly certain and the bottom line is being overweight increases high blood pressure risk.

Breaking it down into actual percentages, men who are obese have high blood pressure roughly forty-two percent of the time. Forty percent of obese women, give or take, have elevated blood pressure levels. While on their face these percentages may not seem outrageous, consider that men and women who aren't obese have high blood pressure only fifteen percent of the time roughly. Carrying too much body weight can then potentially triple the risk of high blood pressure.

The most relevant point is that being overweight is associated with elevated blood pressure, but just how this occurs is worthwhile information. Essentially what happens is people who are overweight tend to have higher blood sugar levels than normal, and their pancreas function produces extra insulin to cope with breaking down sugar in their bloodstream. The increased insulin production adversely affects several bodily functions: increased insulin can lead to blood vessels become thickened and rigid; increased insulin can lead to adrenaline surges, which places extra burden on heart functioning; and higher insulin levels can trigger the kidneys absorbing excess levels of water and salt.

The typical response to overweight is that it's a problem of appearance: losing weight means having a better body image. While body appearance can be meaningful to people, the risk of overweight is far more than just an issue of how one's reflection appears in a mirror. Overweight and obesity are legitimate threats to an individual's health and life, both from the risk of increased blood pressure as well as from other medical conditions.

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Zinn Jeremiah writes about a number of different subjects. Find weight loss assistance at weight loss system or fitness program.


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