10 Causes of Hypertension

Requiring more blood to supply essential oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, obesity causes the amount of blood flowing through your vessels to increase, putting more pressure on your artery walls in the process. While obesity can be due to a complex relationship between environment, genetics, and lifestyle choices, working to get it under control can significantly lower blood pressure. You can read more about the causes of obesity and how it can be addressed in this alive.com article: “The Obesity Epidemic.”