Today, April 7, is World Health Day and the theme this year is hypertension
“There’s an immense body of evidence that links salt to high blood pressure.” — Jeffrey Cutler
Data from different national and regional surveys show that hypertension
is common in developing countries, particularly in urban areas, but the
rates of awareness, treatment and control are low. It is possibly
caused by urbanisation, an ageing population, changes in dietary habits,
and social stress. High illiteracy rates, poor access to health
facilities, bad dietary habits, poverty, and high costs of drugs
contribute to poor blood pressure control.
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