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High blood pressure (arterial hypertension) is a widespread disease characterized by permanently high pressure in the blood vessels. This high pressure starts at 140/90 mmHg. In the long term, high blood pressure damages the blood vessels and thus contributes to the development of secondary diseases such as heart attacks and strokes. With high blood pressure (hypertension), the blood pressure values are permanently too high....

Research has shown that there are more than 100 different factors that can contribute to weight gain. At the individual level, these factors include genetics, other health problems, medications, mental health, sleep, poverty or the environment. On a broader level, they include changing values in societies and communities, lifestyle patterns at work and at home, food production and prices, transportation infrastructure, and access to...