boehringer ingelheim company committed to the control of hypertension in world malaria day

-experts advise regularly check blood pressure when are they passed the age of 40avoid obesity, smoking and sedentary lifestyle, maintaining a proper weight and doing physical exercise regular

-high cholesterol, diabetes and uric acid are cardiovascular risk factors that they enhance when they are associated with and promote high blood pressure

Sant Cugat del Vallès, 2012-may approximately one in three people (34 per cent of the population) suffer from hypertension in Spain, percentage amounting to 67% among the over 65s. This pathology is the first risk factor for cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular accidents, in such a way that it is the cause of one in four deaths. However, despite its importance, less than 40% of the hypertensive patients are properly controlled.

For this reason, and on the occasion of the celebration of the world day of hypertension, Boehringer Ingelheim demonstrates its commitment to the prevention and treatment of disease. With this objective, partners and collaborators of the laboratory enjoyed a healthy menu and were briefed on the pathology and tips for a healthy lifestyle to help prevent it.

Tips to prevent high blood pressure

Experts advise to check blood pressure periodically when are they passed 40 years – especially when there is a family history of hypertension-, prevent obesity, smoking and sedentary lifestyle, maintaining a proper weight and doing regular physical exercise.

In addition, doctors recommend on this world day reduce salt, animal fats, and alcohol consumption, and increase of vegetables, legumes, fruit and fiber. It should be also moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages – no more than one or two glasses of wine a day and an alcoholic beverage to the week,-.

Similarly, persons suffering from high cholesterol, diabetes, or uric acid should also seek to normalize them, since they are all cardiovascular risk factors that enhance to join; In addition, remember that already diagnosed patients should strictly follow the treatment prescribed by your doctor and not interrupt it without his knowledge.

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Boehringer Ingelheim settled in Spain in 1952, and during these more than 50 years has evolved to be ranked No. 10 in the pharmaceutical sector in our country. The company is headquartered in Spain in Sant Cugat del Vallès (Barcelona), and currently has about 1,700 employees and two international production centres in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Malgrat de Mar.