Even if you take blood pressure medication... you must give up 'this taste' to successfully control your blood pressure.

If high blood pressure is left untreated, blood vessels gradually harden and narrow, increasing the risk of various cardiovascular diseases. However, 54% of people with hypertension have poorly controlled blood pressure (Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and are exposed to cardiovascular complications. The problem is that taking hypertension medication alone does not completely control blood pressure. Strict dietary management must be carried out in conjunction. There are domestic research results that support this.

 

A research team from the Department of Family Medicine at Asan Medical Center investigated blood pressure changes over a three-month period in 1,139 patients prescribed hypertension medication. Among them, 178 patients took their medication consistently, but their blood pressure did not drop to normal levels. The medication adherence rates for the well-controlled group and the poorly controlled group were 95.7% and 93.1%, respectively, showing no statistically significant difference. The research team explained that even with consistent medication, the probability of failing to control blood pressure remains high if lifestyle management is not supported.

A study of patients who actually failed to control their blood pressure found that an increase in body mass index doubled the probability of failure, and it increased 2.4 times when physical activity levels did not increase. On the other hand, an analysis of patients who successfully controlled their blood pressure showed

 

People who did not add salt or soy sauce to their food had a success rate three times higher, and those who did not dip fried food in soy sauce had a success rate 2.6 times higher.

 

Frequent consumption of salty foods can raise blood pressure due to sodium intake. When blood sodium levels increase, water is drawn from cells into the bloodstream due to osmosis, increasing blood volume and consequently raising blood pressure.

 

Therefore, when taking high blood pressure medication Improving lifestyle habits, such as increasing physical activity and avoiding salty foods to eat less salt. This is essential. If blood pressure is not controlled without doing so, the dosage must be increased; however, high-dose blood pressure medication carries a relatively high risk of side effects, such as causing orthostatic hypotension by temporarily and rapidly lowering blood pressure.

 

 

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My mom has low blood pressure,

I went to the hospital and had it measured this time.

My blood pressure suddenly went up a bit.

 

I heard they ate salty food for about a week,

Elderly people who eat salty food

 

It looks like blood pressure rises quickly, too.

 

Salty food,

Broths and stews, especially,

You can just think of it as a lump of salt.