According to relevant data surveys, the proportion of adult hypertension patients in China has exceeded 3%. In other words, more than 0 billion adults in our country are plagued by high blood pressure.

What's even more frightening is that the incidence of hypertension is still increasing year by year, and there is a trend of gradually getting younger. It is precisely because of the large number of hypertensive patients that cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in China rank first in the list of diseases in terms of prevalence and mortality!

That's right, the really scary thing about high blood pressure is not the blood pressure height itself, but the peripheral arterial disease it causes. Not only that, but high blood pressure is also one of the causes of chronic kidney disease. Even a mild increase in arterial blood pressure can shorten life expectancy. Therefore, once hypertension is diagnosed, medication and lifestyle adjustment treatment are essential.

However, many people with hypertension focus on medication and neglect dietary modifications.

Some patients with high blood pressure have been affected by the content of health science, and will also fall into a misunderstanding, thinking that eating meat will cause blood pressure fluctuations, so they simply eat a vegetarian diet, or even say goodbye to fish and poultry. But in fact, this practice does not help with blood pressure control, but rather causes malnutrition.

It is important to know that fish itself is rich in nutrients, including vitamins, folic acid, magnesium, minerals and trace elements. At the same time, fish has a large amount of protein, and it is a high-quality protein that is easily absorbed, and they do not increase the burden of food digestion.

Most importantly, fish is very low in fat and cholesterol, but some vegetarian foods are not suitable for people with high blood pressure, such as the following three categories:

1. Pickles

Pickles are made by pickling a variety of vegetables, such as mustard greens. However, pickles are not suitable for people with high blood pressure to eat in large quantities. Because pickles contain a lot of salt, and after the salt enters the body, sodium ions are precipitated.

Once the daily sodium intake of the human body exceeds the normal level and cannot be metabolized by the kidneys, it will develop into water and sodium retention, resulting in an increase in blood volume, an increase in the heart's pumping burden, and an increase in blood pressure.

Therefore, patients with hypertension need to reasonably limit salt intake, and the daily sodium intake should be less than 5 grams;

2. Chili peppers

Not only are many areas in the south accustomed to eating chili food, but even young people in many parts of the north are more spicy. I have to say that chili peppers do contain some nutrients, including capsaicin, vitamins, proteins, etc.

However, patients with high blood pressure are not recommended to eat a large amount of chili pepper, because it will promote the body to secrete a large amount of adrenaline, catecholamines and other hormones, which can lead to a reflex increase in blood pressure, especially a significant increase in diastolic blood pressure;

3. Stir-fry all kinds of vegetarian dishes

In order to improve the taste of vegetables, many people not only add a lot of condiments, but also choose stir-fried and fried with heavy oil. As everyone knows, stir-frying at high temperature will destroy the various nutrients contained in the food, resulting in the low edible value of vegetables.

Moreover, oil heated at high temperatures often produces trans fatty acids, which turn vegetables into high-calorie foods, and long-term large intake can easily increase the risk of blood lipid disorders.

Finally, I would like to remind everyone that the diet of patients with hypertension should be based on a light and balanced pattern. In food processing, it is necessary to choose steaming and boiling methods as much as possible, and avoid adding a large number of condiments.

In addition, in order to stabilize blood pressure, patients should strictly follow the doctor's advice and arrangement, and take drugs reasonably, regularly and quantitatively.

Proofread by Zhuang Wu