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Hypertension is closely correlated with over body weight. The overweight rerated with high fat level in blood. Lipid is main cause of atherosclerosis and atherosclerosis is cause of hypertension. High level of LDL and low level of HDL are found in hypertension. Total cholesterol and triglycerides must be evaluation in hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension is 50% higher among overweight individuals, and 20 to 30% of hypertensive patients are overweight.
Medical studies have documented good effects when reduce body weight to blood pressure control. The normal weight recommended as body mass index 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2. Weight reduction should be use diet control and exercise. The decrease in blood pressure is related to the amount of weight loss. The initial weight loss of as little as 10 pounds can have good effect on blood pressure control. Weight loss can also improve the efficacy of antihypertensive medications.
Weight control by exercise and appropriate diet control are important to blood pressure control and then they are good effect to overall health. Weight control can reduce risk to heart disease from hypertension.
Blood pressure self monitor is help to evaluate our health status. Diary blood pressure recording can tell tendency of blood pressure. One day blood pressure is important but not serious if it is not severe hypertension, but tendency graph of blood pressure more important to blood pressure control programs.
Weight loss by oral pills are not recommend, because of they are not help to improved overall health and some time give our side effect.