Four years ago, Mark Honigsbaum was told he had high blood pressure. He isn't overweight, doesn't smoke and eats healthily – so what brought it on? He explores the facts and figures surrounding one of the western world's biggest killers
Higher salt diets in children lead to raised blood pressure which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke in later life, according to a study based on data collected in the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.
A vaccine to combat high blood pressure is being developed by scientists who believe that it could dramatically reduce the incidence of the condition that may affect as many as 40% of adults in Britain and increases the risk of both heart disease and strokes.