Hypertensive patients do not forget sugar control diet
Many people with hypertension believe that only those with diabetes complications need to control sugar intake. As long as their blood sugar is at a normal level, how can one eat sugar? But you know that sugar can also pose a threat to people with high blood pressure. Even compared to salt, sugar has a much greater effect on blood pressure.
How sugar affects blood pressure
Patients with high blood lipids and high blood pressure will increase blood lipids and induce hypertension and coronary heart disease. The intake of sugar increases the level of insulin in the body, which activates the sympathetic nervous system, causing an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, which increases the oxygen consumption and blood pressure volatility of the myocardium.
If the utilization of sugar is incomplete, it will be converted into lipids by the liver. The deposition of lipids in the blood vessel wall will increase the degree of hardening of blood vessels and increase the peripheral resistance. Long-term intake of high-sugar foods will also hinder the degradation of collagen fibers, cause myocardial hypertrophy, and lead to decreased myocardial contractility.
How to Control Sugar in Hypertensive Patients
The World Health Organization recommends that the total amount of sugar that a person eats each day should not exceed 10% of the total carbohydrate consumed on that day. The Chinese people mainly eat white rice with high sugar content, so the intake of other sugary foods is best controlled at 30-40 grams.
A piece of butter candy has a sugar content of about 20 grams, and a bottle of 500 milliliters of sugary soft drink has 40-50 grams of sugar. Therefore, hypertensive patients need to reduce the consumption of sugar, biscuits, and beverages. In addition, some brewing beverages such as cereals, sesame paste, etc. also have a higher sugar content, it is best to see the nutritional content of the product and then choose to buy.
Although the impact of sugar on blood pressure may be much greater than salt, the academic community has gradually shifted its research focus to sugar, but this does not mean that hypertension patients can ignore the control of salt. Sugar control and salt control are all dietary guidelines for hypertensive patients. Both hands must work together to effectively prevent blood pressure from getting out of control.
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