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CASES OF BLOOD PRESSURE ON THE RISE IN AFGHANISTAN.
KABUL, Jan 2 Asia Pulse - The psychological impact of war, use of poor quality cooking oil and low rate of physical activities have increased cases of blood pressure across the country, the Afghan Public Health Ministry said.
Abdullah Fahim spokesman for the Public Health Ministry told Pajhwok Afghan News on Sunday 95 per cent of the reasons behind the higher incidence of blood pressure was still vague.
He said rising levels of cholesterol, heart and other mental problems were causes of high blood pressure. Dizziness, headache and anger were the symptoms of this disease, he added.
Head of the child health care Andhra Gandhi hospital Abdul Salam Jalali said blood pressure might cause other serious disease like heart attack, stroke etc, he added.
12-80 was normal and 140-90 was as abnormal blood pressure and patients should visit doctors in this situation, he suggested.
"There is different cooking oil in the markets which have much cholesterol ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, CASES OF BLOOD PRESSURE ON THE RISE IN AFGHANISTAN.