HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Early detection of high blood pressure is very important. Often referred to as the “silent killer” because it may show no symptoms, high blood pressure puts you at an increased risk for heart disease, heart failure, and stroke, among other things.

Detailed explanation-2: -The number one misconception among patients with high blood pressure is that they don’t feel sick. That’s why high blood pressure or hypertension is commonly known as the silent killer-you don’t have to feel anything to be affected.

Detailed explanation-3: -High blood pressure and diabetes are known as “silent killers” because a lot of the time people have these conditions, but, if they are not seen by their doctor for regular checkups, they do not know that they have them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hypertension or high blood pressure is described as a “silent killer” because it is a risk factor for the major causes of death worldwide including heart failure and stroke. As a result, hypertension remains the number one cause of early death worldwide.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hypertension is often called ‘the silent killer’ because it shows no early symptoms and, simultaneously, is the single most significant risk factor for atherosclerosis and all clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis.