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Haiti Health - Sugar vs Salt : What is Worse for your Blood Pressure?

When it comes to excess sugar and excess salt in food, Haitians are guilty, very guilty in fact. Especially with salt in our diets, Haitians put salt AND "Maggi" in their food... LOL... But have you ever wondered What's Worse for Blood Pressure? Sugar OR Salt? We just discovered a VIDEO and would like to share it with you...

Check out this video from WebMD...

VIDEO: Sugar vs. Salt: What's Worse for Blood Pressure?

KREYOL: Haiti Santé : Sik oubyen Sèl : Kilès nan yo ki PI MAL pou tansyon w?

Dapre video a, sik se yonn nan bagay ki ka kreye anpil pwoblem tansyon nan lavi w pandan ke wap kouri pou twòp sel epi ou lage nan bwè sik... Sik natirèl ou jwen nan fruits ak vejetab pap fè w anyen, se lot sik yo tankou ki nan kola yo, se yo ki kreye plis pwoblem. ou ka finn bwè yon kola epi ou we tansyon w monte... Fè atansyon tande...

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According to the video, Sugar may be a major cause of high blood pressure while we are all focusing on salt... But don't fear it says, natural sugars found in fruits and vegetables is fine, it's the excess amounts of added sugars to watch out for, especially high fructose corn syrup.

Since we are discussing blood pressure, maybe you should take some time to read Prehypertension: Are You at Risk?

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