Blood pressure change at middle age significantly raises the risk of having a heart attack or a stroke during one’s lifetime.

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring helps to predict white matter lesions on MRI, a marker of mobility and cognitive decline.

High blood pressure, smoking, and diabetes – factors for stroke – may also predict whether a person will develop memory and thinking problems later in life.

Consuming beverages flavored with either sugar or artificial sweeteners associates with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension).

“Prehypertension” – having a systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mm Hg – may be associated with a greater risk of stroke.

Proteins isolated from peas may reduce blood pressure, by inhibiting the activity of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE).

Daily supplements of milk and soy protein lower systolic blood pressure by 2.3 and 2.0 mmHg, respectively.

Among older women, indoor air pollution associates with increased blood pressure.

Lingonberry juice normalizes the functioning of blood vessels, in an animal model of hypertension.

High blood pressure (hypertension) may affect 19% of young adults in the United States.