Keep Your Diet Healthy With These Tips
High blood pressureis a national epidemic.
Studies have demonstrated that you’re able to reduce your blood pressure by eating a healthy diet.
Salt
Sodium is asalt, The average American eats 3,400 milligrams of sodium daily.
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That is more than twice the amount recommended in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The CDC recommends no more than 1500 milligrams daily sodium intake.
Processed Foods
A healthy diet is much easier to achieve if you avoidprocessed foods.
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Processed foods are frequently laden with salt, an ingredient that makes your blood pressure skyrocket.
Fast foods are also processed heavily, and they are full of salt, added to improve the taste.
Deli Meats and Bacon
Delicatessen meats and bacon are frequently seasoned and preserved with salt.
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Healthier choices include roast beef, pork tenderloin, roasted chicken or turkey, and grilled chicken.
A two-ounce single serving portion of roasted turkey contains about 40 milligrams of sodium, without the skin.
If you decide to have fresh roast beef, your two-ounce serving will have 26 milligrams of sodium.
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Surprisingly, bread is also laden with sodium, and Americans eat a lot of bread!
When making lunch, consider adding a salad to half of a sandwich, to minimize sodium intake.
Frozen Pizza
Many Americans eat frozen pizza at least once a week!
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In addition to processed meats, the cheese in frozen pizza can make your salt intake skyrocket.
Tomato sauce frequently has over 400 milligrams of sodium per half cup.
One slice of a frozen pizza can easily have over 1,000 milligrams of sodium.
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Pickles
Pickles are made by curing them in a salty brine, a method of food preservation.
A dill pickle spear may have 300 milligrams of sodium.
Anentire picklecan contain half of your daily recommended sodium serving or more.
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Sugar
People with hypertension should avoid foods and drinks that are sweetened withsugar.
These fats can be found in natural foods, like dairy products, red meats, and chicken skin.
Most trans fats in the American diet are found in packaged, processed foods.
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Saturated and trans fats are known to increase your level of LDL cholesterol.
LDL cholesterol is a bad jot down of cholesterol.
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