Internet is one of the basic necessity nowadays. Some of us cannot live without internet. Internet help us in many ways. Connecting with other teens online may be fun but spending too much time on the internet could lead to health problems according to the different researches. Heavy internet use appears to put teens at serious risk of high blood pressure.

As the term it implies, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE pertains to the abnormal elevation of blood pressure especially of the arteries. In some people, it remains relatively elevated, even at rest. (With exercise blood pressure increases, at rest blood pressure returns to relatively low).

“Persistent high blood pressure can trigger serious health problems from kidney disease, memory loss, eye damage, heart disease or stroke”, says Andrea Cassidy Bushrow Epidemiologist at the Henry Ford Health System in .Detroit, Mich.

 

By: April Mae Agustin