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The rates of high blood pressure among children and teens

In the past 20 years, the rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally...

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08.30 14 Nov 2025


The rates of high blood pressure among children and teens


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In the past 20 years, the rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has nearly doubled because of a toxic combination of unhealthy diets, mass inactivity and soaring levels of obesity.  That’s according to a new meta analysis of data from 96 studies published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health journal. Joining Shane now to discuss this further is the Clinical lead on Obesity for the HSE, Dr Donal O’Shea. 


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