Hypertension: A worldwide epidemic

"Hypertension is a major public health problem in the U.S. and worldwide. More than a quarter of world's adult population totaling one billion, have it. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey predicted that 63.3 million Americans ( 20 percent of the population) are hypertensive (Systolic BP more than 140 and Diastolic BP more than 90). It is the second most prevalent chronic disease and accounts for $33 billion in direct cost and $280 billion in lost production every year." - Clinton Herald