Huffigton Post 06-19-2012
Doctor examines a patient
Hospitalizations for children with high blood pressure have nearly doubled in recent years, according to new data.
Researchers said the substantial increase may stem, in part, from childhood obesity, which now affects about 17 percent of children and teens in the U.S.
“Oftentimes we think that [hypertension] is a disease of adults,” said Dr. Debbie Gipson, an associate professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases at the University of Michigan Health System and an author on the study. “This reminds us that our children have hypertension, and they have it enough that they end up in the hospital.”
Dr. Wilson comments:
Simple dietary changes can make all the difference in the world. It is now clear that excessive fructose primarily from sugar and HFC syrup is driving insulin resistance and central obesity. Excess fructose also drives up uric acid levels and even mildly elevated uric acid levels can drive up blood pressure.
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