Cardiovascular problems propelled by increases in high blood pressure and obesity

A health screening in Shanghai, China
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–August 15, 2016. A 20-year rise in cardiovascular disease (CVD) in China appears to have been spurred largely by increases in high blood pressure, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Increasing body mass index (BMI), decreasing physical activity, a high prevalence of smoking, and unhealthy diet






