Weight change, ideal weight and hypertension.
A growing body of evidence supports the fact that body weight is related to blood pressure. The risk of hypertension increases with increasing body mass index and weight gain; and weight loss reduces blood pressure. Birthweight may also be linked to adult blood pressure, possibly as a result of its relationship with later obesity.
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Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC, NY 10029, USA. zhiping.huang@mountsinai.org
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D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology