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High blood pressure can be triggered by consuming too much sodium. Healthy snack choices can help prevent or reduce high blood pressure, such as these 5 snacks.
High blood pressure or hypertension suffered by a person is usually caused by consuming too much food high in sodium. The type is processed food or fast food which also contains saturated fat.
To overcome this, you need to eat healthy foods that are low in sodium. Healthy snack choices can also help lower or maintain blood pressure.
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If you are hungry but still want to maintain your healthy food intake, you can try consuming some of these delicious snacks. Summarizing several sources, here are 5 snacks that are effective in lowering high blood pressure:
1. Banana
 Bananas can be a healthy choice that is rich in nutrients and contains potassium to reduce high blood pressure. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto/yipengge |
Many people still choose to snack on sweet foods rather than healthy snacks such as fruit. Even though fruit is rich in nutrients and contains antioxidants that the body needs.
According to sumitmedicalclinin.com (27/12), at least one day, adults need to consume fruit. There are several choices of fruit that can be consumed, ranging from bananas, apples, to strawberries.
Bananas are high in potassium which makes them the perfect snack to lower high blood pressure. The more potassium consumed, the more sodium will be broken down in the urine.
Potassium is also able to treat hypertension by reducing tension in the walls of blood vessels so that it can simultaneously reduce blood pressure.
Meanwhile apples also contain potassium and fiber known as pectin. The pectin content has been proven to reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) and inflammation associated with high blood pressure.
If you want to consume lighter fruit, you can choose strawberries which are rich in vitamin C. Strawberries also contain antioxidants which help increase blood flow.
2. Broccoli
Apart from fruit, vegetables are also foods that can be used as healthy snacks. If vegetables are not something you usually enjoy, you can add herbs to the vegetables.
Vegetables such as broccoli can help lower blood pressure because they are high in vitamin C. Broccoli is also a good source of calcium and potassium to maintain blood pressure.
If you find boiled broccoli too bland, you can cook it with the addition of a low-sodium and fat salad dressing, or make your own sauce which is much healthier.
