Portland Observer, October 9, 1905, Page 7
Silent killer:
high blood pressure
Minority Report: Food spending in U.S. households
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tn Rufua
In
1961. th e
Over 60 m illio n Americans suffer
from high blood pressure I he so-
culled 'silent kille r“ strikes one oul o f
three Bl.uk Americans and one our ot
four whiles
Il uncontrolled, hvpertension, as
high blood pressure is lechnuallv
known, can lead to heart a ii.u k , heart
failure, stroke and kulnev failure
I he e lle cis are more severe among
Black people two and a halt limes as
mans Blacks as whiles between the
ages ol 25 and 64 die from stroke, a
m ajor com plication o l high blood
pressure.
No one knows the exact cause ol
high blood pressure or whv ii affects
Bl.uk people mine than whiles " In 90
percent ol the cases, there is no known
cause," caul ludv fla m s , an RN and
director o l nursing and health at the
new Red I loss ( enter on North Van
couver Avenue
H arris teaches volunteers who in
turn lead blovxi pressure classes Com
muiniv residents c m gel " I he I ow
down on High Blood Pressure” in a
live week session beginning Oct. 21st
from 7 - 9 p in at the center, f | l | N.
Vancouver I he class will help partici
pants et lev'll v ely co n tro l high blood
pressure and adjust to changes in lile-
s,vie that treatment may require.
People who need a blood pressure
check
and H arris recommends a
check at least once a year and as ot
ten as once a month it it is elevated
can get it clone tor tree at the N I
Health ( enter, '129 N I I'n to n , and
at Bethany I utheran ( hutch, 4110
N I c o , Ave
Harris said that Inch blood pressure
results when the arteries constrict or
are blocked tor some reason, causing
the heart to “ pump through a ii . ii
rowed hose " I he pressure rises as the
heart pumps harder. " I t ’ s harder on
the heat I and that constant pressure
causes the vessels to become dam
aged," Harris said.
"Chronic, long term stress seems to
be a factor in high blood pressure.
But even it you ate a very calm, laid
back person you can still have it.”
she added that a chloreslerol build-up
in the arteries can cause a rise in pres
sure “ But there aie people who don't
eat chloreslerol that don’ t have high
t’ lood pressure," she said. "O n e ot
the problems is that there are no symp
toms, and that’ s one ol the things we
need to get across to people."
I he com plications ot high blood
pressure seem lo i the most part to at
text people over 40. Harris said "B ut
a lot o f voting people have i t . " and
hypertension is "re a l co m m o n "
among Black men in their 20s, she
said. Harris said she had noticed that
Northeast residents seem to develop
high blood pressure at an earlier age
than norm al, both men and women
\ \ hen someone comes in lo i a check
who is overweight, she said, she can
almost guess ahead ot tune that they
w ill have high blood pressure Sui
jsrtsinglv. in a studv of I . ' I l l 6 vear old
schtxil children, 7 percent had elevated
blixxl pressure readings, according to
Harris
I he effects ol hy pertension can be
treated it the disease is recognized
earlv, winch is where regular checks
come in H arris advised those con
cerned about high blood pressure to
watch their weight, cut their chlores
lerol and sodium intake, see a d tx io r
regularlv and follow his instructions
tor treatment, and not to smoke
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th e
p e ri.st» » ic h as s u g a r and alcoholic
r-ev . r a g e s
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f. x x i
g ro u p s
»pent
home
less p e r peraon on food at
food aw ay fro m home and
d is tr ib u tio n »pent $12 26 p e r per»- n
• bow ed
d a ir y
p ro d u c ts
fo r
- ib g ro u p s
lu w rs t
hi Hither I1 < nhian
rib
20 p e rc e n t
fin»!
at
o f '.he
incom e
home co m p a re d
w ith
less
sea sonality
th a n
did
H ousehold» w ere m ore
S ltiO d fo r household» in th e high est
kelv 'o p u rchase ste a k and gro u n d
20 p e rc e n t
In g e n e ra l w e a lth ie r
household» spent m ore on m ost fo o d
b e e f d u rin g th e su m m e r and roast»
item »
and
|iu ic h a » e .l
a
I .rin g
g re a te r
.g h t
v a n et y
. o -n tly
Seasonal purchase» v a n t*d
m ore
p e r jie m o n fo r ite m s w ith seasonal
p r.x lu c tiu n
jia tle m »
such .1« fre sh
fr u it» and ve g e ta b le s
duct»
used h e a vily
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hom e and fro m
food
M a rrie d
p e r p e rson on fo o d eaten
h .it hom e and a u a > fro m hom e
n » f .-pent m o re p e r p e rson
th..'»e headed b> w«»men
s h e llfis h
$20 0d p e r w eek
jv o s s ib ly b eca u se
1961
w h ite s
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jire v a .e n c e o f hom e garde-
and
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In
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