Hard to imagine children having high blood pressure.
I think if parents let the kids run about and play more often, the problem will be resolved.
Most kids like to run when they are happy or sad or not having anything to do.
That is good for them, but parents always tell the kids to stop running.

My nephew age 19 already has hypertension.Why? He likes to eat processed foods, all meat , canned goods and sweets. He is not fat, but high blood and high creatine. My elder sister too are having high blood issues and arthritis, too bad to know about their sickness. They like to eat what they want to eat.

These are all excellent pieces of advice for prevention of high blood pressure and a number of other health concerns too. I would discourage relying on fruit juices, though, especially commercially produced ones.

It is much better to feed a child a piece of fruit and give him a glass of water, than to give him fruit juice. Since the advent of juice boxes, it has become normal for school children in north America to bring them to school daily, and in some cases the school will ask for two or even three juice boxes per day. That is far more fruit juice than recommended, and in fact nurses, doctors and dietitians will all tell you the juice should be treated more like a treat for once in a while, than an everyday staple.

When I was a child and there were no juice boxes, we kids just drank water at the fountain if we got thirsty during school. Since juice boxes, kids often don’t even have the time to go to the fountain. Some schools may not even keep the fountains properly maintained. And now the children are becoming obese at such a young age.It’s truly a concern!

The points you noted are very helpful. I have a relative suffering from high blood pressure. The most effective way to maintain the blood pressure levels to a normal one is to cut out your salt intake. We know that high salt intake can have a negative effect. Also a good amount of exercise is needed alongwith a good diet to control your blood pressure to the normal level.

For me the major factor that has caused hypertension among kids, youths, and adults too is their lifestyle. As the world become modern, technologically advance, everyone’s lifestyle is greatly affected. They tend to become immobile. They maintain a sedentary kind of living with less exercises, work, or exertion of muscles and efforts. Add to this lifestyle is the uncontrollable intake of carbo, salty foods, among others.

High blood pressure is a common problem among the children, young and old and other hand it is a threat to death sometimes high blood pressure causes death without reason while walking or sleeping or playing death occurs.

We must keep in mind that Eat a healthy diet. Eating a diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products and skimps on saturated fat and cholesterol can lower your blood pressure by up to 14 mm Hg.

To increase the amounts of natural potassium, magnesium, and fiber you take in, select from the following:

apples
apricots
bananas
beet greens
broccoli
carrots
collards
green beans
dates
grapes
green peas
kale
lima beans
mangoes
melons
oranges
peaches
pineapples
potatoes
raisins
spinach
squash
strawberries
sweet potatoes
tangerines
tomatoes
tuna
yogurt (fat-free)

Potassium, magnesium, and fiber, on the other hand, may help control blood pressure. Fruits and vegetables are high in potassium, magnesium, and fiber, and they’re low in sodium. Stick to whole fruits and veggies. Juice is less helpful, because the fiber is removed. Also, nuts, seeds, legumes, lean meats, and poultry are good sources of magnesium.

To increase the amounts of natural potassium, magnesium, and fiber you take in, select from the following:

I never used to understand when am told that a young child is suffering from high blood pressure, or diabetes. Until I grew older and i was explained to that diabetes and high blood pressure can ovcit at anytime and age. Sometimes I may even ask myself, what causes this ailments in kids? I thought it’s okay for kids to eat almost anything because their bodies are still growing, how wrong was I. It so happens when our diets mean everything to put bodies. If we don’t take care with the good that we eat everyday this diseases are likely to get to us. Obesity has always been a big problem in our society where kids indulge in bad eating habits, parents hav3 become lazy, they dont want to prepare home made meals, careers have also played a part in children eating the wrong foods. Supermarkets and fast food restuarants have not made things any easier when they prepare all sorts of foods and people come and take away.
I like all the tips that you have outlined, they are all very important. Exercises also pelts a very big part in curbing this diseases. They keep us healthy, they reduce cholesterol in our bodies, they burn fats keep us from and fit so it’s good to also keep the children active at all times.