Obesity is an important public
health problem with increasing frequency, leading to different comorbidities
including hypertension and can cause mortality. Possible mechanisms that
increase blood pressure in overweight and obese people are renal damage,
activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, insulin resistance,
hyperinsulinemia, sleep apnea syndrome, leptin-melanocortin pathway and genetic
predisposition. Most of these mechanisms stimulate the sympathetic nervous
system. Medical nutrition therapy, lifestyle interventions, medical and/or
surgical antiobesity treatment modalities contribute to the control of blood
pressure via weight loss. Besides antihypertensive medications should be chosen
carefully in overweight and obese patients and drug groups preventing weight
loss should not be preferred if possible.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Reviews |
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Publication Date | October 29, 2019 |
Submission Date | October 18, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | October 25, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |