Obesity is Biggest Reason Hypertension is Rising Among Kids, Experts Say

Filed under: In The News — Jon Gales @ 3:40 pm

The number of American kids aged 8 to 17 suffering high blood pressure increased by 410,105 between 1988 and 2002, according to a study to be published on September 25 in Circulation, the American Heart Association journal.

What accounts for this alarming trend, discovered by a research team at the Morehouse School of Medicine?

Click here to find out.