11/18/2012

Diet and nutrition in prevention and treatment of hypertension

mproving blood pressure had a very interesting patient, Zhang, 52 years old this year, told me: " a few days ago the unit check a blood pressure measurement: bad 160/100, later medical report showed high serum uric acid blood lipids, high blood glucose, it is not high also, I would like to ask you, this high blood lipids, high serum uric acid, high blood glucose are eating out I know, the high blood pressure is also out to eat? "

Hypertension and genetic, mental factors, reduced exercise related, simultaneously is also closely related to hypertension and dietary factors.

In essential hypertension by dietary factors in salt in the excessive relationship between maximum,

The sodium intake too much is one cause of hypertension in the arch-criminal, sodium salts can be increased blood volume, can cause the vascular edema, increased peripheral resistance, but also can make the blood vessels, and blood pressure elevation.

A survey of the area of salt intake hypertension than in regions of low salt intake.

One of my patients live in Tianjin city Hangu District old lady, diabetes, blood sugar control right, is high blood pressure, three types of antihypertensive drug combination therapy or can make blood pressure smoothly. After understanding the patient 's salt intake is high, eat very salty. We all know that Tianjin city Hangu District diet is taste is very heavy, traditional food is salty. The old lady after my patience to explain in detail, and guided her through diet, low salt diet and blood pressure after the basic standards. A number of studies have shown that low salt diet can increase the blood pressure medicine antihypertensive effect. For a considerable number of patients by low salt diet can make blood pressure more easily.

We need to pay special attention to invisible salt: small food, biscuits, bread, butter products, condiment, plum, dried noodles, instant noodles and other food in the salt.

Also note that salt sodium outside: MSG (monosodium glutamate), sodium carbonate sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate ), preservative ( sodium benzoate ) etc..

Sodium is the human must be nutrients, healthy human body must have sodium sodium, but excessive intake can cause harm, WHO and the Chinese Nutrition Society recommends that each daily intake of salt should be less than 6 grams, hypertensive patients is less than 3~4 grams, so for most of the residents to say feeling was not the taste, but in order to health, we must strive to change eating habits. A normal sodium physiological requirement ought to be a number? Chinese Nutrition Society recommended daily dietary intake is 2.2 grams. A normal eating healthy people are generally not lack of sodium.

In the minerals that the body needs calcium, magnesium, potassium can reduce blood pressure, milk and soy is rich in calcium, often drink milk, eat soy products helps stabilize blood pressure.

Hard water contains rich calcium, magnesium ions is conducive to the prevention of hypertension

Potassium has good antihypertensive effect: potassium can promote the sodium and water removal, dilation of blood vessels to reduce the blood pressure,

Potassium rich foods are: Parsley, bamboo shoots, yams, beans, seaweed, edible fungus and mushroom is very high, Chinese cabbage, green onions, celery, lettuce and other vegetables, Chinese toon; and red dates, dateplum persimmon, banana, olive fruit; in addition the lotus potassium is very high. In addition low sodium and potassium supplementation is good way.

High fat, high protein, excessive intake of carbohydrates, the body energy surplus caused by body weight overweight. Being overweight can lead to insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and cause high blood pressure. One of my old classmates, is a taxi driver. I haven't seen you for years, meet a fat, six eight meters tall, previous weight 60 kilograms, 75 kilograms now, blood pressure also increases. I gave him a detailed account of the causes of high blood pressure, he should work and rest, mental relaxation, a balanced diet, efforts to lose weight. He is in accordance with the requirements of my exercise every day, control appetite, balanced diet. By reducing the body weight, blood pressure, antihypertensive drugs do not eat.

We all know the appropriate easy motion, the law of life, mental relaxation, is conducive to the steady blood pressure.

Dietary fats of different fatty acids on blood pressure has different effects, polyunsaturated fatty acid and polyunsaturated fatty acid has a role in lowering blood pressure, so in the choice of the edible oil can choose the content of unsaturated fatty acid rich oils.

Vitamin C, carotene, dietary fiber and phytochemicals helps stabilize blood pressure. Diet should pay attention to in fresh vegetable and fruit intake is appropriate. Staple to be appropriate to eat some attention with thick, coarse grains.

To make a long story short, hypertension prevention and treatment principles are as follows:

1, control of total dietary energy, maintain appropriate weight.

2, restriction of salt.

3, increased potassium intake.

4, increase in calcium, magnesium intake.

5, limiting the total fat and cholesterol, the suitable proportion of fat.

6, the appropriate quality protein, increase the quality of protein intake of plant.

7, limiting alcohol.

8, drinking water.

9, proper exercise.



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