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Wednesday, June 7, 2017
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ILOILO City – Heart diseases are the top causes of mortality in this metropolis, according to the City Health Office (CHO).
In 2016 CHO recorded 699 deaths due to heart diseases, said Dr. Bernard Caspe, city health officer.
He thus urged the public to avail themselves of free blood pressure (BP) check-up in health centers daily.
Most of cardiovascular diseases suffered by many Ilonggos were caused by hypertension, said Caspe.
Hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition in which the long-term force of the blood against the artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems, such as heart disease.
Blood pressure is determined both by the amount of blood the heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood the heart pumps and the narrower the arteries, the higher your blood pressure.
Caspe encouraged the public especially those who aged 18 years old and above to undergo blood pressure check.
CHO suggested that diet should be less salty, less fatty and less sweet and more on fiber.
Avoid fastfood, practice healthy lifestyle and do more exercise, it added.
Last month was the National Hypertension Awareness Month. (Iloilo City PIO/PN)
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