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- African Americans are more likely to suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) than European Americans.
Question 1:
African Americans are more likely to suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure) than European Americans. Why?
A. Enslaved individuals were transported from Africa in the holds of ships, and given very little water. Those whose bodies conserved salt were more likely to survive the journey. Salt exacerbates high blood pressure.
B. Rap music raises blood pressure.
C. African Americans eat more salty food than European Americans do.
D. In tropical climates, one sweats a lot. This results in water loss, which lowers blood pressure. Africans therefore conserve salt more efficiently than Europeans. In the United States, however, where it is cooler, this characteristic leads to high bloo
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