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Whst is the main cause of hypertention?
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Essential: Which means, no known causes. Genetics play probably the biggest role. Second runner up is excessive salt intake and lack of green leafy vegetables in the diet, which help with production of nitrous oxide in the blood.
Answered 11/28/2017
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