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Article: High Blood Pressure; Facts to Know.
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- NWHRC Health Center - High Blood Pressure
- Article date:
- March 16, 2005
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* About 50 million Americans have hypertension, or high blood pressure, and it causes approximately 700,000 deaths a year.
* More men than women have hypertension, until women reach their mid-50s, when a woman's risk becomes equivalent to a man's.
* About 25 million American women have high blood pressure, including more than half of women over 55.
* Dietary and lifestyle changes may help you control high blood pressure. If you have mild hypertension, you may be able to lower your blood pressure by reducing sodium in your diet and reducing your alcohol consumption. If you are overweight, losing weight may reduce your blood pressure. However, ...