What dietary taboos should you pay attention to if you have high blood pressure?

The total daily sodium intake when converted into salt should not exceed 5 grams, which is almost the amount of a mediocre beer cap. No matter which version of the global hypertension prevention and treatment guidelines, this requirement is placed first. It is more effective to avoid this and that.

Don't believe it. I met a 62-year-old uncle at a community free clinic a while ago. He usually doesn't touch pickles, bacon and other high-salt foods. He just likes to put two spoons of light soy sauce when cooking noodles. He also likes to drink a bottle of iced black tea after meals to relieve fatigue. His blood pressure has been 15 for three consecutive months. 0/90 fluctuated up and down, no matter how much he adjusted the dosage, he couldn't stabilize it. In the end, it was calculated that he had almost 8 grams of invisible salt in soy sauce and drinks every day, which was more than the amount of salt in two days of eating salted radish. After changing these two habits for less than half a month, his blood pressure dropped directly to 130/80.

Many people think that people with high blood pressure should avoid eating and drinking, including egg yolks and fatty meats. In fact, there are always different opinions on this matter. If your blood lipid level is normal, it is perfectly fine to eat three or four whole eggs a week and eat two pieces of braised pork every one or two weeks to satisfy your cravings. There is really no need to go to extremes to avoid dietary restrictions that may lead to nutritional deficiencies. I met a 58-year-old aunt before, but she believed what the Internet said about not touching egg yolks at all, and even drank skim milk. Over the past six months, her albumin dropped a lot, and she caught colds and fevers when the seasons changed. Her blood pressure fluctuated more than before. Later, she resumed eating three eggs a week, and her nutrition kept up, and her blood pressure stabilized.

In addition to the salt on the surface, there are many invisible sodium consumers that you may not even think of, such as sweet-tasting candied fruits, alkaline noodles in cold noodles, steamed buns made with baking powder, as well as commonly used oyster sauce, salad dressing, chicken essence, and even many fat-reducing konjac snacks and multi-grain crisps, in order to increase the umami sodium content They are all shockingly high. Last time I met a 28-year-old young hypertensive patient who said that he usually eats very lightly. When I looked through his snack bag, I found that the sodium in a pack of Konjac Shuang accounted for one-third of the recommended daily amount. He could eat three packs a day, and the sodium was twice as much. No matter how much salt he added to cooking, it was useless.

Oh, by the way, there is another common pitfall that everyone likes to drink thick Laohuo soup and broth. Many people think that drinking soup is good for health. In fact, a large amount of purine and fat are dissolved in the soup that has been cooked for a long time. Drinking too much can easily increase uric acid and blood lipids. On the contrary, it will increase the burden on blood vessels and is not good at controlling blood pressure. There used to be an uncle who took medicine on time and put salt in cooking strictly according to the prescribed amount. He had to drink two bowls of pork bone soup every meal. His blood pressure couldn't go down. He stopped drinking soup for half a month and it stabilized in the normal range.

As for the widely circulated news that "drinking a small amount of red wine can dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure", research in recent years has long overturned this conclusion. Even a small amount of drinking will increase blood pressure in the long run and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Don't believe in the idea of ​​drinking a small amount of wine to maintain health. If you can, quit as much as possible. If you really can't avoid socializing and want to drink, you must strictly control the amount and don't be greedy.

In fact, after all, there are really not so many black and white taboos in the diet for high blood pressure. The core is to stick to the line of sodium control and ensure balanced nutrition and not go to extremes. This is better than anything else.