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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Diet for Patients with Hypertension


Who suffer from coronary artery atherosclerotic, in addition to being not elastic, also narrowed so that the resistance to blood flow in coronary vessels also rose. Rise in systolic pressure because blood vessels are not elastic and increase in diastolic pressure due to narrowing of blood vessels, known as high blood pressure or hypertension. His full name is essential hypertension.
Restricted amount of fluid, or fluid / water to drink more than usual to the patient, also turned out to be no impact on blood pressure.
Low-salt diet is generally recommended for patients with high blood pressure. But many medical experts who still doubt the effects of low-salt diet on blood pressure reduction.
The more so if the content of sodium in the diet of people in over 250 grams a day. So for a low-salt diet had an impact in the form of reduction in blood pressure, the sodium content in the diet should be between 200-250 mg daily.
If used Kempner diet with about 200 mg sodium levels, the diet should be given for long periods of time. Therefore, patients with hypertension, even though he had never salt diet, there is also need medication to lower blood pressure.
1. Foods that are recommended for patients with hypertension:

    
Vegetables and fruits. The content of fiber and vitamin Cnya can Formatting lower high blood pressure.
    
Cereals are also working to help absorb fat and fiber content helps in food digestion poses.
    
Species of fish that contain lots of fat such as salmon, mackerel, and sardines.

2. Food should be reduced

    
Canned food or processed food with high salt content.
    
Species of fish that contain lots of fat such as salmon, mackerel and sardines
    
Fatty foods.
    
Alcoholic beverages.

3. Food should be avoided

    
High salt foods.
    Excessive alcohol consumption and smoking.

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