Hypertension Increasing Among Youngsters And Adolescents.

reports in “Personal Health” that hypertension is on the increase among youngsters and adolescents. Current “national guidelines [pdf] state that blood pressure should be measured every year in children, starting at age three.” Overall, “blood pressures in children should be lower than in adults.” Hypertension in kids can be caused by obesity but also by “a wide range of kidney diseases, pulmonary diseases, heart defects, hormonal abnormalities, obstructive sleep apnea, genetic disorders and the use of certain medications, as well as some over-the-counter and performance-enhancing drugs and nutritional supplements.” http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/family/high-blood-pressure-in-children.html?_r=0