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What foods should you avoid if you have high blood pressure? |
My dad has recently been diagnosed with dangerously high BP and I'm really concerned about his diet. What should I tell him? A diet low in saturated fat and rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables is recommended. Such suggestions are nuts, seeds, carrots, spinach, celery, mushrooms, lima beans, potatoes, avocados, broccoli, and foods that contain modest amounts of protein (preferably fish, poultry, or soy products). Loss of weight immediately reduces blood pressure and helps reduce heart size. Weight loss may allow patients with mild hypertension to safely reduce or go off medications. Diets high in salt accelerate hypertension as we age. Salt restriction is particularly important for those who are salt-sensitive and for elderly people. Simply eliminating table and cooking salt can be beneficial. A sufficient intake of minerals, particularly potassium, magnesium, and calcium, are beneficial for reducing blood pressure. Most people should obtain this mineral from potassium-rich foods that include potatoes, avocados, bananas, nonfat milk products, red beans, oranges, prunes, and cantaloupes. Calcium regulates the tone of the smooth muscles lining blood vessels. Hypertension itself increases calcium loss from the body. Sufficient calcium is important for strong bones. Vitamin C has specific benefits for hypertension by preventing dangerous effects on nitric acid, the substance that keeps arteries flexible. Everyone should quit smoking and if you drink alcohol at all, do so in moderation. In healthy people with normal blood pressure drinking a couple of cups of coffee a day is unlikely to do any harm. People with existing hypertension should avoid caffeine altogether. Regular exercise helps keep arteries elastic which keeps blood flowing and blood pressure low. Moderately intense exercise is recommended to lower blood pressure more effectively than high-intensity exercise. Sedentary people have a much greater risk of developing hypertension than physically active individuals do. Persons with high blood pressure should consult a physician before starting an exercise program. I will say a prayer for your dad's health. Give him a hug from me. He can beat this. Source(s): http://www.ccmgonline.com/patiented/high... PS If he is on blood pressure medicine, he has to watch certain things like grapefruit. He cannot have grapefruit juice with it. It will interact with the medication. http://www.healthtouch.com/bin/econtent_... He should avoid foods with a high sodium content. Salt is the worst. Avoid as much salt as possible. go easy on the McD's, eggs, cheese, butter and other spreads, anything fried ... the list is endless. Warm water is reasonably safe Reduce the salt! don't eat red meat or a lot of salt. my mom has hypertension, and she stopped eating red meat and sometimes pork. she also stopped adding salt when she cooks. another food he should avoid is shrimp. |
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