Dr. Gregory Harshfield, Georgia Health Sciences University (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Dr. Gregory Harshfield, Georgia Health Sciences University

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When stressed, about 30 percent of blacks hold onto too much sodium, the equivalent of eating a small order of fast food French fries or a small bag of potato chips, according to research being done by Dr. Gregory Harshfield, hypertension researcher at the Institute of Public and Preventive Health at Georgia Health Sciences University.

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Phil Jones, Georgia Health Sciences University Photographer

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