Hypertension is one of the major risk factors affecting the global burden of disease and is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. This was a comparative assessment study on the prevalence of hypertension in relation to the food consumption patterns between teaching and non-teaching staff through a convenient sample at the Anambra State Polytechnic Mgbakwu. These variables were recorded with a mini structured questionnaire. Results indicated that the prevalence of hypertension among both groups was greatly dependent on the increase in their ages and food consumption and a higher percentage of both groups had the knowledge of hypertension. This study recommends that routine assessment could be of help to detect people that are at high risk of developing hypertension and approaches to reduce the risk of hypertension should be encouraged.