Sodium-Filled Fast Food Is Driving High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans
The overabundance of fast-food restaurants in poor black neighborhoods is partly to blame for high rates of high blood pressure among black Americans.
Aaron Ross Coleman is a New York City-based journalist. He writes at the intersection of race, business, and economics. He has written for CNBC, The Nation, The Marshall Project, HuffPost BlackVoices and elsewhere.
The overabundance of fast-food restaurants in poor black neighborhoods is partly to blame for high rates of high blood pressure among black Americans.