"Hypertension is beginning to be found at a young age, but not to worry," said Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health Ministry of Health, Tjandra Yoga Aditama on World Health Day, Thursday (04/04/2013), in Jakarta.
Tjandra explained, consumption of junk food and fast food with sugar content and high salt triggered cases of hypertension at an early age. Number of patients with hypertension children in Indonesia so far can not be known with certainty.
High blood pressure at an early age can have serious repercussions on the process of learning and child development. High blood pressure is a risk factor for the onset of obesity. When a child is overweight, motion and activity to be limited.
