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THREAD about why race is in the @NICEComms hypertension (blood pressure) guidelines and why it should go: nice.org.uk/guidance/ng136

@MedCrisis and I read #AngelaSaini's book "Superior" and were horrified at the inclusion of race without clear scientific basis:

#FOAMed
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The @NICEComms specifically implies that Black people are inherently different (assumption: biological/genetic) compared to White people.

Why? @DoctorMayJay

Suggestions: Black people are inherent salt retainers due to salt deficiency, etc: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…
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This article from @American_Heart is a long reach arguing that there are inherent genetic differences between Black people and White people citing small genetic studies: ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…
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