I need help with questions on hypertension, aka. high blood pressure.? -

Q: What effect might obesity have on blood pressure? Q: does obesity alone cause a person to be at risk for high blood pressure?

Obesity can cause high blood pressure. What difference does it make if obesity is the cause? Reduce your blood pressure any way you can. HP medication is not that expensive.

Obesity does have a direct effect on higher blood pressure. Your body is carrying a lot of extra pounds causing your heart to work extra hard just to supply blood. Your kidneys will likely hold on the more sodium as a result of the fat stored around organs. The longer and higher your blood pressure goes unchecked the greater risk of serious problems. There are other considerations that cause high blood pressure like heredity, overall health, how you relate to stress. Here is an article that may help. Hope it helps.

general talking, high blood pressure alone[ which not secondary or related to diseases such as renal,diabetes or any endocrine disease] called primary hypertension that has no causes, here both upper and lower blood pressures are elevated say as example 150/110.in your question about hypertension and obesity,obese patients usually have the problem of high cholesterol level.that problem will lead to type of hypertension called false high blood pressure that leads to high upper blood pressure say as example 150/80,so if you sever high blood pressure of both upper and lower above 139/79 you should regulate your diet to low the salt consumption,more fluid and increase potassium intake as in banana if your blood pressure still high, use anti- hypertensive drugs.But in case,your upper blood pressure is only high as 150/80,you should loss some weight and using drugs for high cholesterol.i hope i was helpful and wish you health.

Hypertension is classified as consistent high BP over 140/80. Obesity has a direct link to high BP amongst people. Obesity can also be the single and leading causse of high BP. There are many other reasons, both essential and causative of high BP. the best way to reduce BP related to obesity is reduce cholestrol and loose weight aiming to be in the normal BMI range. Hope that helps

Yes and Yes. The more obese one is, the harder the heart has to work to pump blood to other parts of the body. If you are heavy and have high blood pressure, you are looking at a possible stroke. (126/73) is really good. Anything over 126 is considered on the high side. Your doctor should take your BP at least twice in his office and make a decision if you need meds or not.