September 29 it is #DressRedDay. ???? The Netherlands will go into the red that day to draw attention to cardiovascular diseases in women. Is your red clothing ready?
– Heart Foundation (@Hartstichting) September 25, 2020
Almost half (44 percent) of men in their 40s to 60s are not interested in measuring blood pressure. “And that while as many as one in three men has high blood pressure. Only half (56 percent) say they have measured blood pressure in the past year. That percentage has to increase, ”according to the Heart Foundation.
Annually
“Measure your blood pressure at least once a year”, David Smeekes, doctor at the Heart Foundation, tells people.
“From the age of 40 you are more likely to have high blood pressure, both men and women. By measuring annually you will discover in time whether you have high blood pressure. You can still do a lot yourself to lower it. Consider, for example, exercising more, eating less salt or losing weight. If you are overweight and you lose weight, the blood pressure can drop to about twenty points. ”
High blood pressure is slightly less common in women aged 40 to 60 than in men. Physique and hormones play a role in this, but according to the Heart Foundation, men also live unhealthier lives; are less concerned with their health than women, smoke more often and eat saltier. They are also more often fat.
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