High Blood Pressure Related Deaths Are Way Up: CDC

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By Dr. Mercola


By Dr. Mercola

The number of deaths due to hypertension, or high blood pressure, increased nearly 62 percent from 2000 to 2013, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1

Currently, about 70 million US adults struggle with the condition, which amounts to one in every three adults. Only 52 percent of those who have been diagnosed have their blood pressure levels under control, and another one in three US adults has pre-hypertension, which means blood pressure is elevated and at risk of progressing to full-blown hypertension.<a class="colorbox" href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/default.aspx#_edn2" name="_ednref2" …read more

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