Hypertension is directly responsible for 57% of all stroke deaths and 24% of all coronary heart disease deaths in India. This even though hypertension is a controllable disease and 2mmHg population-wide decrease in blood pressure can prevent 151,000 stroke and 153,000 coronary heart disease deaths in India. *mm HG IS a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere) Hypertension: Relation between Sodium and High Blood Pressure “One of the effective ways to control hypertension is to restrict salt or to be more specific about sodium intake”, points RD Disha Jhaveri,…
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