Safe food essential to control hypertension- Speakers at National Food Safety Day Webinar
Unsafe food and unhealthy dietary habits are contributing to the increasing prevalence of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases in Bangladesh. Hypertension is responsible for more than 10 million deaths globally every year and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), most of these deaths can be prevented through various policies, particularly those focused on healthy diet. In addition to reducing the amount of salt in the diet, it is essential to eat plenty of vegetables and other fibre-rich foods to control hypertension.
Speakers highlighted this information and recommendations at a webinar titled "Safe Food to Combat Hypertension Risk", organized by research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) with support from Global Health Advocacy Incubator (...