The Impact of Nutrition on the Development of Hypertension

The Impact of Nutrition on The Development of Hypertension

Shoaib Qureshi, 22416021

Nutrition

August 12, 2017

Sci, 140 Graded Project

Table of Contents

Abstract        3

Introduction        4

General information        6

Application        7

Treatments        9

Recommendation        11

Conclusion        12

References        13

Abstract

Hypertension is a worldwide public health predicament with escalating prevalence. There is imperfect updated statistics on the prevalence of hypertension in the American population. Hypertension is a foremost major hazard factor for coronary heart disease, stroke, and premature death and a leading risk factor for worldwide disease burden. (Wyszyńska, Podgórska-Bednarz, Leszczak, & Mazur, 2017, p. 44). Prevalence for those 18 years and older in the United States has still remained around 29% since 1999 with little development. Further, roughly one-third of U.S. adults have prehypertension, which is also heavily related to an elevated hazard of cardiovascular disease and progression to hypertension. The overall evidence suggests and has been well-noted fact, that diet modification can prevent and treat hypertension in adults is strongly solid. The present national guideline of lifestyle modification for blood pressure control includes the DASH consumption pattern, sodium lessening, weight loss, increased physical activity, and moderate consumption of alcohol. Simultaneous adherence to a couple of recommendations is probably going to hold the best guarantee for anticipating and treating hypertension and has been appeared to be attainable. At both the population and individual levels, triumph in dietary and lifestyle intervention depend on numerous levels of assistance stretching from clinicians to government agencies to private institutes and industries. In particular, partnering with industry to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply, such as cut down sodium, sugar, and saturated and trans fat content of processed foods, and endorsing foods and nutrients constant with the DASH dietary outline will play a stable role in executing dietary and lifestyle adjustments. Repetitive Consistent attempts to educate and promote obedience to dietary and lifestyle recommendations by dietetic and other health care specialists are also instrumental to the prevention and management of hypertension.

Introduction

Hypertension is a physiological parameter that can be a significant risk factor for atherosclerosis and its consequences in the coronary vessels, kidney, and the brain vessels. In adults, hypertension can often be a preliminary phase to some dangerous diseases like stroke, coronary heart disease (CHD), congestive heart failure (CHF), Renal failure (RF). There is a possibility that a major proportion of high blood pressure in adults could be a result of high blood pressure in their childhood. Hypertension is responsible for 7 million deaths annually around the world. Hypertension in children is an increasing health problem, and high secondary blood pressure is more prevalent in children than in adults. Overweight and obesity are highly correlated with hypertension in children. Hypertension is defined as a persistence increase in blood pressure above the normal range of 120/80 mmHg. The prevalence of hypertension build-ups with evolving age. The tenacious and chronic elevated arterial pressure causes marked pathological changes in the vasculature and heart. The blood pressure (BP) of 140/90 mmHg is a criterion by which the endanger of hypertension-related cardiovascular disease is elevated enough and needs high priority medical attention. Hypertension is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease and its complications, heart failure, stroke, and renal insufficiency. (Falkner, Gidding, Portman, & Rosner, 2008, p. 66). Hypertension is preventable by medication and significant lifestyle modification. It has been increasingly recognized that for the reliable assessment of BP and the accurate diagnosis of hypertension, not only office BP but also out-of-office BP measurement with ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) or self-BP measurement at home, are useful and important, as hypertension sometimes goes unrecognized and undetected. Despite the fact that conventional office BP measurement currently remains the “gold standard” for screening, diagnosis and management of hypertension, ABPM, and home BP monitoring improves the prognostic of cardiovascular risk in untreated and treated hypertensive patients. (Spence, 2017, p. 235).

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