Hypertension: Why Children With Celebrated Blood Pressure

The author’s claim is that kids suffer from elevated blood pressure. The author states that, “About 7 percent of kids between the ages of 3 and 18 have elevated blood pressure, also called hypertension or pre-hypertension. And that number seems to be growing -- with particularly high rates among overweight and obese teenagers.” This is stating that the number of kids having elevated blood pressure are growing more each day. Additionally, the author also states that, “In one large 2013 study, blood pressure levels above the 90th percentile showed up in 19 percent of boys and 12 percent of girls ages 8 to 17. Hypertension and pre-hypertension were most common in kids who ate more than the recommended amount of sodium, says study co-author Bonita