Antoinette was diagnosed with hypertension, a noncommunicable disease in which her blood pressure is higher than normal. What is the most likely explanation for why she is hypertensive? She was obese and had a diet high in salt intake. She did not wash her hands enough. She was bitten by a mosquito. She was never vaccinated against hypertension.

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Denisse

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22 November, 16:41

Antoinette was diagnosed with hypertension, a noncommunicable disease in which her blood pressure is higher than normal. What is the most likely explanation for why she is hypertensive? She was obese and had a diet high in salt intake. She did not wash her hands enough. She was bitten by a mosquito. She was never vaccinated against hypertension.

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Kallie Lowe · Answer 1

She was obese and had a diet high in salt intake.

Explanation:

higher blood pressure is condition known as hypertension which is the main cause of many heart problems which can be life threatening. In obese people. high level of fats inside the blood vessels which can cause blockage inside and can lead to heart problems.

high concentration of salts intake also disturbs the salts concentration in the blood vessels. The disturbance in salt concentration is the function of the kidney to remove it. the increase concentration also cause increase in blood pressure which leads to hypertension.