What everyone should know about blood pressure

(Thinkstock)Dr. Norm Campbell sees a lot of patients who tell him they eat a healthy diet. Then he checks their blood pressure – and finds a problem.

“I often hear, ‘My diet is fine.’ But for most Canadians, it’s not,” says Dr. Campbell.  

What you eat has a major impact on blood pressure, says Dr. Campbell, newly appointed Chair in Hypertension Prevention and Control Initiative.