One potential conflict after another has surfaced among the members of three groups that are developing major public health standards on hypertension, cholesterol and obesity.

HCG Diet Direct cites research connecting hypertension and obesity. The solution for both is the same: healthy weight loss.

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Obese girls suffer from more severe hypertension than obese boys during their teenage years, researchers from the University of California at Merced reported in the American Physiological Society conference. Hypertension (high blood pressure) raises the risk of subsequent stroke and heart disease. Dr Rudy Ortiz PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology and Nutrition, and team studied 1,700 teenage ...

Blood pressure, known for decades as the “silent killer” is a well known risk factor for stroke. And along with the familiar other factors, such as smoking, lack of exercise and obesity, it contributes greatly to the risk of heart attack.

PORT CHESTER — Diabetes, obesity and hypertension were among the targets Saturday as hundreds gathered in the village to learn about health and have fun.