Treatment of hypertension in children

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With the improvement of people's living standards, people's lifestyle is also changing, and hypertension is becoming younger and younger. Even children have high blood pressure, which scares parents. So how does child hypertension do? How to treat hypertension in children?

Treatment of hypertension in children

First, it has been widely confirmed that the high blood pressure of children and adolescents who strengthen physical exercise and lose weight is significantly related to overweight and obesity, and the evidence shows that moderate exercise can not only consume excessive calories in the body, but also effectively control the weight of obese children and adolescents, slow down the trend of blood pressure rise, and the reduction of blood pressure is consistent with the reduction of obesity. Weight loss of 4-5 kg can reduce blood pressure by 5-10 mmHg. We must change the sedentary lifestyle (watching TV and playing computer games for a long time). Experts suggest that teenagers do more aerobic exercise, including jogging, swimming, playing basketball, etc., at least three times a week, at least 20 minutes each time.

Second: a relaxed living environment to avoid learning overload and mental stress, such as watching less horror or horror content of TV and movies, limiting the time of Internet and video games. At the same time, we should ensure adequate sleep, which is helpful to reduce blood pressure. We should adopt a positive attitude towards life and healthy living habits, reasonably arrange study and rest, relax a little, live a regular life, rest orderly, and develop good living habits.

Thirdly, controlling the amount of diet and adjusting the structure of diet are related to the increase of blood pressure, such as excessive intake of salt, excessive diet, preference for sweets, excessive intake of carbohydrates, saturated fatty acids and cholesterol, etc.

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The treatment of primary hypertension in children and adolescents is different from that in adults. The purpose of treatment is to control blood pressure within 95th percentile with the most simple and effective method, reduce adverse reactions and prevent long-term complications of hypertension.