High+Blood+Pressure+Causes

**What are the Causes of High Blood Pressure?** The exact causes of high blood pressure are unknown, but several factors and conditions may play a role in its development, including:
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 * Smoking [[image:3.jpg width="280" height="196" align="right" link="http://womaneatscity.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/obese2.jpg"]]
 * Being overweight
 * Lack of physical activity
 * Too much salt in the diet
 * Too much alcohol consumption (no more than 1 to 2 drinks per day)
 * Stress
 * Older age
 * Genetics
 * Family history of high blood pressure
 * Chronic kidney disease
 * Adrenal and thyroid disorders

Also, there are some types of people who can are more likely to develop high blood pressure. People with family members who have high blood pressure, people who smoke, people who are not active, people who drink alcohol excessively or eat too many fatty foods or foods with too much salt, people who are overweight are all likely to have high blood pressures. Furthermore, women who are pregnant or women who take birth control pills are easier to get high blood pressures. African-Americans have more tendency to develop high blood pressure than Asians too.

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