Hypertension: 330 Dietary Therapies

Author: Peng Mingquan
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: High-sodium diet is a major enemy for patients with hypertension and can be adjusted through dietary changes. Many diseases can cause hypertension, such as acute and chronic nephritis, renal artery stenosis, lupus, and nodular arteritis. Genetic and dietary factors can lead to primary hypertension. Anger can excite the sympathetic nervous system, increase heart rate, and sharply raise blood pressure, so it is important to regulate diet and calm emotions. Dietary therapy is a form of enjoyment in treating diseases! Many cases of hypertension are caused by diet, and many can be managed through diet. 330 types of delicious food, 330 types of therapies—take blood pressure control to the extreme! Hypertension is a common clinical syndrome characterized by elevated systemic arterial blood pressure, which can cause vascular, cerebral, cardiac, and renal organ damage. Normal arterial blood pressure in healthy individuals has a certain fluctuation range under different physiological conditions, such as anxiety, tension, stress, and physical activity, all of which can cause an increase in blood pressure. Additionally, systolic blood pressure tends to rise with age, making it difficult to clearly distinguish between hypertension and normal blood pressure. For hypertension, in addition to antihypertensive drug treatment, dietary therapy is also one of the important preventive and therapeutic measures. The relationship between salt and vascular diseases has long been recognized. Under the action of hormones, sodium salt can enhance the sensitivity of blood vessels to various blood pressure-raising substances, causing arteriole spasm and elevating blood pressure. It can also accelerate the process of arteriole hardening in the kidneys. Furthermore, sodium salt has an adsorptive effect on water. Excessive accumulation of sodium salt in the body leads to a significant increase in water volume, thereby increasing blood volume and placing greater burden on the heart. Therefore, hypertensive patients must control their salt intake in their diet. It is generally recommended that daily salt consumption be kept below 8 grams.