Obese girls are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure as compared to boys, experts say.
According to researchers from the University of California, thick teenage girls up to nine times more likely to develop high blood pressure, known as the "silent killer", compared with the same boys. At the same time boys overweight 3.5 times more likely to develop high blood pressure as compared to their counterparts of normal weight.
A study of more than 1,700 adolescents aged 13 to 17 years, showed that obesity has a greater effect on blood pressure of girls than boys. If you do not treat the extra strain on the arteries as early as adolescence, overweight can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and kidney disease.
With age, the situation does not change. The hormone estrogen is usually protects women who have not yet reached menopause, heart attack and heart disease, but obesity can counteract this. Therefore, doctors urged parents to closely monitor the weight and state of health of their children.
