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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 20 Dec 2016

    Africa has the highest prevalence of high blood pressure in the world http://bbc.in/2hUXpWj 

    3:03 AM - 20 Dec 2016
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    • Daniel Kwasi Asamoah Tinamara ocm Sylas Atwooki Pan-African-Pride Muzungu Hirwa Sylvain🇷🇼 Am-Pm Ahmed Partey Zebedee Chibuzor @WoofyMatt
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      1. VolsBIT‏ @KingVolo 20 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Africans should embrace veganism. We should avoid western diets. More red wine, cinnamon, garlic, cloves etc must be encouraged.

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      1. darkie‏ @mqadini 20 Dec 2016
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        it can't be. Europe has the highest number of those. These types of reporting promote self hate among black Africans. You love it

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      2. Francis Waithaka 💙‏ @waithash 20 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @EricKigada

        The Big Question is Why Africa? Is it Food?

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      3. Eric Kigada‏ @EricKigada 20 Dec 2016
        Replying to @waithash

        From the article citing WHO report it's nutrition (over eating), smoking, drinking plus lack of exercise. @BBCAfrica

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      1. Felix Onyegbule‏ @felixonyegbule 20 Dec 2016
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        No surprise here @BBCAfrica

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      1. ETTI REMI‏ @Remostikal 20 Dec 2016
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        it sud be declared as a disease of public health significance like malaria ASAP. Africans use a lot of substandard anti-HTN drugs

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