DISEASE

NUTRITION IN HYPERTENSION AND CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE NUTRITION IN HYPERTENSION AND CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE Normal: Less than / mm Hg; Elevated Blood Pressure : Systolic between - and diastolic less than mm Hg Stage Hypertension : Systolic between - or diastolic between - mm Hg Stage Hypertension : Systolic atleast or diastolic at least mm Hg Hypertensive crisis: Systolic over and/or diastolic over mm Hg. When the cause for hypertension is unknown, it is called “essential or idiopathic or primary hypertension”. Hypertension of unknown causes is present in a majority of hypertensive individuals. In a small percentage of individuals, it is caused because of some other underlying health problem which may include kidney disease and diseases of the adrenal gland. This is referred to as “secondary hypertension”. Heredity and obesity are predisposing factors in hypertension. Smoking and stress also contribute to hypertension Fig . Sphygmomanometer used in the measurement of blood pressure