Hypertension is divided into two main categories: primary and secondary. It is a common cardiovascular disease, characterized as a clinical syndrome with the main manifestation of persistent elevation of systemic arterial blood pressure. For friends with hypertension, in addition to paying attention to moderate physical exercise and taking symptomatic medication on time under the guidance of a doctor, they should also pay attention to dietary conditioning.
Recommended Foods
1. Patients with hypertension should often eat foods high in plant protein, such as various beans, bean products, spinach, eggplant, sesame, black fungus, seaweed, etc.
2. It is also recommended to eat more foods that have the effect of lowering blood pressure and blood lipids, such as celery, cabbage, radish, carrots, jellyfish, kelp, beef, grass carp, mandarin fish, black fish, etc.
3. Eat more foods rich in potassium and calcium but low in sodium, such as potatoes, taro, eggplant, kelp, lettuce, winter melon, watermelon, etc., because potassium salts can promote the excretion of cholesterol, increase vascular elasticity, have a diuretic effect, and help improve myocardial contractility. Foods rich in calcium, such as milk, yogurt, sesame paste, dried shrimp, green vegetables, etc., have a protective effect on the cardiovascular system. Choose foods rich in magnesium, such as green leafy vegetables, millet, buckwheat noodles, beans and bean products. Magnesium salts lower blood pressure by dilating blood vessels.
4. Because wheat contains a lot of fiber, which is beneficial to the reproduction of intestinal bacteria and the regeneration of pantothenic acid, and pantothenic acid helps to prevent and treat hypertension, and the fiber in wheat itself also helps to lower cholesterol levels, so eating brown rice is much better for hypertensive patients than eating white rice.
5. Eat more green vegetables and fresh fruits, which are beneficial to myocardial metabolism, improve myocardial function and blood circulation, promote the excretion of cholesterol, and prevent the development of hypertension. Eat less meat soup, because the nitrogen extract in meat soup increases, which can promote the increase of uric acid in the body and increase the burden on the heart, liver, and kidneys.
Dietary Restrictions
1. Avoid foods that cause bloating and heavily flavored biscuits.
Foods like sweet potatoes and dried beans that can easily cause bloating are best eaten less by hypertensive patients. In addition, heavily flavored biscuits should be eaten less due to their high sugar and salt content. When choosing staple foods, hypertensive patients can opt for rice, congee, noodles, soft beans, etc., focusing on light and easily digestible foods.
2. Avoid meats and meat products with extremely high saturated fat content.
Such as: beef, pork, lamb, pork belly, fatty meat, sausages, cured sausages, smoked meat, etc. These foods are high in fat. Although they are high in protein, their saturated fat content is very high, which can easily lead to high blood lipids and induce coronary heart disease. Hypertensive patients should supplement protein with high-protein foods that are low in fat, such as tender beef, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, yogurt, and bean products.
3. Avoid salty pickles, chili peppers, and alcoholic beverages, coffee, and strong black tea.
Such as: chili, mustard, curry, alcohol, coffee, strong tea, carbonated drinks; pickled vegetables, various pickled vegetables. While eating them can be satisfying, spicy stimulation and nerve excitement are important factors leading to increased blood pressure. Especially various pickled vegetables, no matter how much you love them, it's best to stay away from them. Eating too much salt is one of the important factors that induce hypertension. In daily life, hypertensive patients are suitable to choose fresh fruit juice and light black tea as beverages and should not eat pickled vegetables.