"A move from a traditional diet to the sodium-laden Western diet is fuelling a spike in the blood pressure of the Inuit in Canada's North, Dr. Marie-Ludivine Chateau-Degat told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society."Click here for more.
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Showing posts with label high blood pressure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label high blood pressure. Show all posts
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Increased Blood Pressure In Inuit Due To Salt Intake
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high blood pressure,
Inuit,
salt,
sodium,
Western diet
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