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Dangerous foods for those with High Blood Pressure

September 16,2019
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Dangerous foods for those with High Blood Pressure

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is when the blood in the body has to pump blood harder than usual. When a person has this condition, they can suffer from symptoms like fatigue, migraines, and eventually heart failure.

Exercising is a natural way that causes the blood to spike but also helps the body burn off the excess salt and sugar by turning them into energy. However, not everyone has time to exercise, meaning your body is using excess sodium and sugar incorrectly. If you want to prevent getting high blood pressure, try and steer clear of the types of food mentioned in this list.

 

Energy drinks

Energy drinks are the equivalent of coffee drinks but spiked with soda. Drinking one small can could cause blood pressure to skyrocket because of the caffeine which could last for hours on end.

 

Processed meats

Processed meats like sausages and chicken nuggets consist of sodium and saturated fats which can cause migraines and artery plaque buildup. These nutrients are not friendly to those with high blood pressure.

 

Pizza

Pizza contains a lot of cheese and salty tomato sauce, meaning that there is a huge dose of sodium and carbohydrates spread all around it. Eating one slice is enough to cause high blood pressure.

 

Alcohol

Alcohol can cause vasodilation, causing blood vessels to tighten. When consumed, the blood is harder to go through the arteries making the heart to work harder, leading to high blood pressure.

 

Chinese takeout

Chinese takeout like fried noodles and fried rice contain large doses of sodium. Each serving could contain at least 2,400 mg of sodium which is twice the amount of daily sodium intake.

 

Whole milk

Whole milk contains a considerable amount of saturated fats. It may be hard to avert from eating food containing whole milk seeing as how milk is used in many foods like such as doughs and creams.

 

French fries

French fries contain lots of saturated fats and sodium. The fat is usually absorbed by deep frying the fries multiple times, and the sodium is from the salt that is sprinkled right on top of the cooked fries.

 

Refined sugar

Refined sugar is a major cause of hypertension. It might be a hassle to steer away from sugar, but try to use alternatives like Splenda or Sucralose instead.

 

Chicken skins

Even without the added cooking oils and butter, chicken skins alone contain large doses of saturated fats. Also, when preparing chicken, the skin absorbs most of the fats from the cooking oil.

 

Peanut butter

Peanut butter might seem to have lots of salt, but this is not the case. The saturated fats found in peanut butter are more than enough to cause plaque buildup in the arteries. Think again before finishing a jar of peanut butter on your own.

 

Soda

Soda can also be called liquidized sugar drinks. Drinking a can of soda can cause blood pressure spikes instantaneously. Although they are addictive, try to drink water for your own sake.

 

Coffee

Coffee doesn’t have high amounts of salt or saturated fats, but what makes this miracle drink cause high blood pressure is caffeine. It is a chemical compound that helps a person stay awake by making the heart pump blood more than usual.

 

Doughnuts

Doughnuts are sweet and tasty but don’t let the sugar-rush fool you. These tasty treats are chock full of simple carbs that turn into sugar and trans fats.

 

Canned foods and vegetables

Canned beans and vegetables have a high sodium count. Each can of canned beans and vegeetable can rake up 1,600 mg of sodium, which is more than enough for a day.

 

Fried food

Fried food is bad for your health any day of the week. Although fried food is tasty, the amount of trans fats from the cooking oil is enough to cause blood pressure to spike.

 

Popcorn

Popcorn might not look like it would cause a lot of health concerns, but considering the amount of salt, you need to think twice. A serving of popcorn has around 1,058 mg of sal. Now that is already two-thirds of the recommended daily sodium intake.

 

Culled from http://luxxory.com/

 

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