Doctors Call for High Blood Pressure Screening in Children From Age Seven
Up to 44,000 Australian children are living with high blood pressure, often undiagnosed, due to factors like salty diets and inactivity
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Medical professionals are urging that children be screened for high blood pressure starting at age seven. This recommendation comes amid findings that up to 44,000 Australian children are currently living with high blood pressure, with many of them completely unaware of their condition.[1][2]
Several key factors have been identified as contributors to the high rates of hypertension among young Australians. These include salty diets, physical inactivity, and pre-term births, all of which have prompted doctors to advocate for earlier routine screenings.[1][2]
