According to the ICMR, 20 crore Indians have hypertension; what are the primary cause(s) and why?
According to the ICMR, out of the 20 crore adults with hypertension, only about 2 crore have it under control. Our diets heavy in salt may be the cause.
Imagine 200 million Indians, or more than 20 crore, secretly affected by a health crisis. This is the brutal reality of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in India; it is not a hypothetical situation.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) estimates that only about 2 crore of India's 20 crore adult hypertensive patients have their condition under control. As a result, the medical authority stated in a report that hypertension is now "a serious, and growing, health issue in India today."
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