“High Blood Pressure in Children.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 5 Dec. 2018, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure-in-children/symptoms-causes/syc-20373440.

The Mayo Clinic discusses high blood pressure in children and teens and it's correlation with obesity and sedentary lifestyle. Children can have high blood pressure just like adults. The causes could be hereditary, or from some other condition, but obesity is a common cause. Parents that support their child making lifestyle changes, limiting screen time, and adding a daily activity , can reduce the chances of their child becoming an obese adult.