Healthy Diet

Overview Their is a direct relationship between the history/daily intake of salt and hypertension. Hypertension is a condition characterized by a chronically high blood pressure. Hypertension (high blood pressure) affects nearly one-third of adults in the United States. Prevalence is especially high among African Americans, who develop hypertension earlier in life and sustain higher average blood pressures throughout their lives than other ethnic groups. An estimated percent of people with hypertension are unaware that they have it. although people cannot feel the physical effects of hypertension; it is a primary risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. For each 20/10 mm Hg increase above normal blood pressure (that is, an increase of 20 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure and 10 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure), the risk of death from CVD doubles Elevated blood pressure forces the heart to work harder to eject blood into the arteries; this effort weakens heart ...