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 * Prompt: Science Summary**

HIGHER BLOOD PRESSURE IN EARLY ADULTHOOD PREDICTS RISK OF HEART DISEASE

According to a longitudinal study (Boyd, 15) performed at the Northwestern University School of Medicine, elevated blood pressure as young as age 18 is a warning sign of cardiovascular disease (CVD) developing later in life. This is decades earlier than most of us generally start thinking about heart disease risk. Furthermore, the highest risk group had higher blood pressure than their peers at age 18 which tended to develop into hypertension (Boyd, 402) by middle adulthood.( Northwestern University) This study is also the first to identify five different long-term patterns of blood pressure levels from ages 18 to 55. Out of the five patterns identified, 42% fell in to the moderately stable group which is honestly better than I thought I would be however, those groups that had increasing blood pressure levels over the years were also at higher risk of developing calcification of their coronary arteries.( Northwestern University) So what does all of this mean? Well, it proves that what we do to our bodies in our younger years can seriously affect how our body functions later in life. In a nutshell, "be good to your body and it will be good to you".


 * References**:

Boyd, Denise, and Helen Bee. // Lifespan Development //. Second Custom Edition for St. Johns River State College. New Jersey : Prentice Hall, 2012. 6-7. Print

Northwestern University. (2014, February 4). Higher blood pressure in early adulthood predicts risk of heart disease. ScienceDaily. Retrieved August 2, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140204162258.htm

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