Source: NPR
A new study published on JAMA Internal Medicine found that black adults experience a drop in blood pressure when they leave segregated neighborhoods and move into more racially integrated areas.
The study, funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), examined more than 2,000 African-American adults who moved from segregated to non-segregated neighborhoods. The results were that those who moved experienced lower systolic blood pressure – a major factor in cardiovascular health, reported NPR.
“The big message here is that this study shines a light on one of the root causes of heart disease and stroke in our country,” says director of the division of cardiovascular diseases at the NHLBI, David Goff.
Why, exactly, the change impacts blood pressure has not yet been determined.
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