Patient's question:
My wife's mother has high blood pressure. The elderly has been taking medication and has been restricting her diet, but it feels quite tiring. I want to know if high blood pressure can be inherited from one generation to the next if the mother has it?Doctor's answer:
According to the information, high blood pressure can be inherited across generations. Compared to others, children have a slightly higher chance of developing high blood pressure. In related experiments, if both parents are patients with high blood pressure, the probability of their children developing high blood pressure can reach 45%. The results of these experiments prove that breast milk from female patients with high blood pressure may serve as a medium for intergenerational inheritance to offspring. Adjusting the diet of their descendants during infancy can be expected to reduce their chances of developing high blood pressure.