Salty diets, pre-term births and inactivity are among factors contributing to up to 44,000 Australian children living with high blood pressure, often without knowing it.

Inactivity and poor diets are being blamed for a spike in children developing high blood pressure.

Salty diets, pre-term births and inactivity are among factors contributing to up to 44,000 Australian children living with high blood pressure, often without knowing it.