When it comes to health concerns, adults and children can keep each other company. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out with findings that kids take in as much sodium as adults. In a study done in 2003 – 08 with 6,200 8 to 18-year-olds, 15% either had high blood pressure or slightly elevated blood pressure. Risks of high blood pressure double among the kids who ate the most salt and that risk triples among those who are overweight or obese. Studies have shown that childhood elevated blood pressure can lead to high blood pressure in adulthood as well as premature heart disease.
The Capital Article 18 September 2012
