Bisnis.comJAKARTA – High blood pressure disease or hypertension is a disease that comes from family and lifestyle. Here 6 diet good for people with hypertension.
High blood pressure is often referred to by the nickname “the silent killer”, is a disease that can come from hereditary families.
That is, knowing that your parents, uncles, aunts, or other family members have hypertension, you know that you may have a genetic predisposition to develop high blood pressure as well.
However, it is not just about genetics, the pattern of life in the family, such as food, drink and exercise is also the cause of hypertension. One way to change the health lineage to be free from hypertension is to live a healthy life and eat nutritious food.
A study in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, determined that lifestyle modification is a powerful tool for avoiding hypertension even in people in high genetic risk groups.
Reported from Eat This! on Wednesday (2/3/22) there are several foods that are suitable for consumption for people who have a history of hypertension.
6 Good Diets for Hypertension Patients
1. Eat fresh food, not fast food
By doing it regularly, you will automatically reduce the amount of salt in your diet. And sodium has a huge impact on your blood pressure.
When you eat too much salt, it is harder for your kidneys to remove water from your body. Fluid builds up and raises your blood pressure.
Su-Nui Escobar, a nutritionist, says getting used to the following 4 steps can significantly improve your heart health:
• Taste your food before using the salt shaker. You will probably find the food delicious without added salt
• Limit the amount of fast food (fast food) that you eat
• Significantly reduce intake of ready-to-eat foods, such as processed foods and frozen dinners, which are loaded with sodium
• Choose fresh foods over frozen and canned foods. Even canned vegetables contain a lot of sodium as a preservative. Rinse with water before eating.
2. Eat less saturated fat
This advice applies to everyone but especially to people with a family history of high blood pressure. Limit meat consumption, cut fat from all cuts of meat, choose low-fat dairy products,
Significantly, try to increase the amount of fruit, vegetables, and fiber you consume each day.
“Foods high in saturated fat create the perfect storm of trouble for heart health, clog arteries, raise bad cholesterol (LDL), and contribute to high blood pressure,” says registered dietitian Rebecca Schilling.
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