Diet plays a crucial role in the management and control of blood pressure. A proper diet can significantly help reduce your blood pressure. The following are some dietary tips for patients with hypertension.
- Limit intake of animal protein. Meat, chicken, eggs and milk should be used in limited quantities. Vegetables and fruits should be preferred.
- Restrict the big energy 10-15%. Reduction of energy as fat as butter, butter, fish oil, groundnut oil, mustard oil, coconut oil and safflower oil in your diet. The total intake per day should be reduced to 5-10 grams. Preparing vegetables boiled almost without oil so that the main source of energy is carbohydrates with fibrous food.
- Carbohydrates should be the main source of energy. Your plan should include lemon, amla, Apple tends to increase the frequency of urine, thus reducing blood pressure. The fruits should be preferred to fresh juices of these fruits for the fiber is included in your diet.
- Restrict salt intake to 1-2 gm. Also, avoid canned vegetables, fruit and juice. Crackers, processed mayonnaise and salad dressing must be any strictly prohibited. High sodium vegetables such as spinach, turnip green, white mustard, carrots and beets should be limited. Cereals such as cornflakes and oats quick cooking preparations are too salty. Thin bread made from wheat flour should be preferred to bread and rolls.
- Strictly no smoking and alcohol.
