This is Health Matters, reporting on high blood pressure in children. “Children can develop high blood pressure for the same reasons adult do: excess weight or obesity, poor diet, and lack of exercise.”
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Sources & Links
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/1215/p1471.pdf
https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-in-children