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Hypertension is the most important risk factor for the suffering of other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in developed countries. Prevention and control through healthy habits is the guarantee to maintain a longer life and better quality, but the main thing is to be conscious of to be controlled.

Why keep it under control

This is the main factor responsible for the greatest number of deaths worldwide. Some call it “the silent murderer.” It is a very common risk factor in the general population and increases the risk of a major stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and sudden death.

Recent data from population-level studies estimate that nearly half of the Spanish adult population (over 18) is hypertensive. In over 65 years exceeds 65% of what follows is most common being hypertensive, to have the normal stress in the elderly. Its frequency is increasing as a result of lifestyle and high prevalence of obesity and sedentary lifestyle that exists in developed countries. The relationship between overweight and hypertension is strong. Read the rest of this entry »

Whether insulin production is insufficient if there is resistance to its action, glucose accumulates in the blood (called hyperglycemia), progressively damages the blood vessels (arteries and veins) and accelerates the process of atherosclerosis by increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease: angina, myocardial infarction (and their complications and mortality after infarction) and sudden cardiac death. The cardiovascular risk of a diabetic person suffering a cardiovascular event is equal to that of a nondiabetic who has had a heart attack.

It also increases the possibility of cerebrovascular disease or peripheral artery involvement. To enter the brain glucose does not need insulin, and that goes directly from the blood. Maintain constant levels of blood glucose (between 60-110 mg / dl) avoids damage to nervous system. Read the rest of this entry »