New Delhi, June 6 -- Once a problem primarily affecting adults, high blood pressure is now a growing concern among children and teens. Childhood obesity is one of the major contributing factors to this increasing issue. Children's overall health is being influenced greatly by unhealthy eating, low levels of physical activity, excessive use of screens, inadequate sleep and increasing stress. Most parents think that conditions like hypertension, diabetes or cholesterol can't happen to kids. But today, more children are experiencing signs of lifestyle diseases, particularly overweight and obesity.

How obesity impacts blood pressure in children

Excess body weight puts stress on the heart as it pumps blood throughout the body. This puts pres...