‘Hold the salt!’ Blood pressure increased among middle-aged Americans during COVID-19 pandemic
Middle-aged Americans saw their blood pressure rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research published Monday in Circulation, the American Heart Association’s flagship journal.
From April 2020 to December 2020, average increases in blood pressure each month ranged from 1.10 to 2.50 mm Hg higher for systolic blood pressure and 0.14 to 0.53 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure versus the same time period in 2019.
“More than 70% of total sodium intake is from sodium added during food manufacturing and commercial-food preparation,” the FDA said. Excess sodium in the diet helps to raise blood pressure. “The COVID-19 pandemic has had and will continue to have long-reaching health impacts across the country and particularly related to uncontrolled hypertension,” said Eduardo Sanchez, the association’s chief medical officer for prevention.
“Even small rises in blood pressure increase a person’s risk of stroke and other adverse cardiovascular disease events.”
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