High blood pressure over salty appetite

Beijingers' appetite for salt has come under fire by health officials who say too many salty dishes have given Beijingers the highest blood pressure in China.

The latest study by the Beijing municipal health bureau on residents' nutrition and health found high blood pressure among city residents aged above 15 was about 25 percent, ranking the highest in the country.

And health experts blame high-sodium stacked foods, such as the soy paste used in Peking duck and salt-crusted kebabs.