Exercise cannot reduce a sodium-retaining hormone, aldosterone, which is known to potentially cause hypertension in African Americans. Many African Americans develop the salt-sensitive form of hypertension. Approximately 40 percent of African Americans have hypertension -- the highest rate of any racial or ethnic group in the United States -- but there is little data about what makes them more susceptible to this condition, the senior author of a recent article on the topic said.
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