Sentences with phrase «high salt predisposes»

We do not know if high salt predisposes dogs to high blood pressure as in humans.

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Most of the foods that industry currently provide are very high in salt, fat, and sugars and are therefore more likely to cause cardiovascular disease and predispose to cancer than healthier alternatives.

Although he and his colleagues tried to control for potentially confounding variables, it's possible that kids who eat more salt also have other habits that predispose them to high blood pressure.

Because it is generally accepted that excess salt intake can lead to or exacerbate hypertension, we speculate that one mechanism predisposing babies to high salt intake is the heightened preferences that are caused by in utero events common to lower birth weight.