Effective Lifestyle Changes Prevent Hypertension In Young People

JAKARTA - Implementing a healthy lifestyle from an early age is an important step to prevent high blood pressure aka hypertension, especially among the younger generation.

Unhealthy daily habits can increase the risk of hypertension, so changing lifestyles is the main solution that can be applied preventively.

A cardiovascular consultant internal medicine specialist, dr. Sally Aman Nasution, Sp.PD-KKV, from RSUPN dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Jakarta, stated that the prevention of hypertension at a young age relies heavily on awareness to improve lifestyle.

"Physical activity and healthy diet are the main keys in preventing hypertension," he said as quoted by ANTARA.

Furthermore, dr. Sally explained that several hypertension risk factors include overweight, a history of hypertension in the family, as well as social and environmental aspects. Therefore, leaving unhealthy habits is very important to reduce these risks.

Simple but effective steps such as reducing consumption of salt-high foods, losing weight in individuals who are obese, and actively moving with moderate to severe intensity exercise are considered very helpful. In addition, reducing the time to look at the gadget screen is also an important part of efforts to keep blood pressure stable.

Dr. Sally also emphasized the importance of periodic health checks as a step of early detection of hypertension risk. According to him, education about the importance of preventing hypertension needs to be increased, especially among young people. Schools, for example, can be a strategic place to carry out routine health checks for students.

He added that early intervention is very important so that hypertension does not develop into harmful chronic conditions.

"If not treated from the start, hypertension can gradually damage blood vessels and cause serious complications such as strokes or heart attacks," he explained.

Dr. Sally also reminded that hypertension does not only attack adults, but can be experienced by children aged 10 to adolescents aged 15 '19 years. The impact of high blood pressure on young people cannot be underestimated because it has the potential to cause serious disorders such as kidney failure, heart disease, and stroke.