Tulane University: New Nephrology Chief Takes Aim at Homegrown Hypertension
August 21, 2021
August 21, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 21 (TNSOps) -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
It's no surprise that New Orleans -- a city known for fried seafood, spicy crawfish and world-class gumbo -- is a culinary capital of the South. But all of that flavor may come with a price.
The city has some of the nation's highest rates of chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure. Diet plays a significant role in that, particularly high salt intake, said Dr . . .
It's no surprise that New Orleans -- a city known for fried seafood, spicy crawfish and world-class gumbo -- is a culinary capital of the South. But all of that flavor may come with a price.
The city has some of the nation's highest rates of chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure. Diet plays a significant role in that, particularly high salt intake, said Dr . . .