Lack Of Physical Activity, Fatty Food Leading Cause Of Hypertension

Benazir Bhutto Hospital(BBH) Monday arranged a walk in connection with World Hypertension day to create awareness regarding increasing hypertension patients in the country

RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – APP –   ) :Benazir BhuttoHospital(BBH) Monday arranged a walk in connection with World Hypertension day to create awareness regarding increasing hypertension patients in the country .

Speaking on the occasion Principal Rawalpindi Medical University Professor Muhammad Umer said that a large number of persons were suffering from hypertension and there was an increase of 5 to 10 per cent patients every year.He said that increase was due to ignorance and lack of guidance.

Speaking on the occasion Professor Dr Rafique Akhtar said that diabetic patients had 60 percent chances of developing hypertension and persons above 50 years should regularly monitor their bloodpressure, adding that hypertension can cause heart attack and brain haemorrhage.

He asked patients to take precautionary measures such as keeping their weight normal, exercise regularly, making it daily routine to walk for half an hour, and avoid salt, fatty foods and smoking