Dar es Salaam, July 21 -- HYPERTENSION, or high blood pressure, has long been viewed as a condition that affects older adults.

However, this trend is changing rapidly. Increasingly, people under the age of 40 are being diagnosed with high blood pressure, often without realizing it until serious complications arise.

This shift is largely driven by modern lifestyle factors, including poor eating habits, long hours at work, high stress levels, limited physical activity, and increased exposure to processed foods.

What makes hypertension especially dangerous is how quietly it develops.

It is often called the “silent killer” because it typically presents no clear symptoms in its early stages. Many young adults may feel perfectly...