Nutritional Guidelines For Hypertension

 

 

Blood pressure is that the force exerted by blood on the walls of the blood vessels. the traditional vital sign is 120(systolic)/80(diastolic) mmHg. The high vital sign is 140/90mmHg.

Hypertension if not taken into consideration or fluctuate often it can cause stroke, renal failure, aneurysm, hypertensive retinopathies like blindness.

A nutritional approach to manage Hypertension:
-Reduce salt intake- The WHO recommends reducing the salt intake to below 5g per day.

– Avoid Salty packet foods, namkeens, farsans

– Avoid food. Munch on fruits as snacks. Completely avoid outside snacks. rather than chips, wafers, fried items choose nuts, berries, yogurt.

– Stop alcohol and smoking.

– Lower the intake of sodium-rich foods, papads, pickles

– Exercise regularly. a minimum of 45 minutes of daily activity will help to stay the vital sign in check .

-Eat fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products

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