What are the dietary precautions for hypertensive nephropathy? There are many reasons for hypertensive nephropathy, first of all, we need to identify its causes. Because hypertensive nephropathy causes great harm to women and is not a good thing for babies. Let's take a closer look at the dietary precautions for patients with hypertension and kidney disease, and gradually develop healthy lifestyle habits.
1. Control salt intake
Each person should strictly control their daily salt intake to 2-5 grams, which is about one teaspoon. The amount of salt should also be reduced by the sodium contained in the cooking soy sauce. 3 milliliters of soy sauce is equivalent to 1 gram of salt. Salted (soy sauce) vegetables, Fermented bean curd, bacon (eggs), pickled products, clams and shellfish, shrimp, Century egg, garland chrysanthemum, grass head, cabbage and other vegetables have high sodium content, so try to eat less or not.
2. Eat more fruits
The nutrients that the human body needs every day are very rich, and some vitamins also need to be supplemented by eating fruits and vegetables. So some people suggested that for patients with hypertension and kidney disease, they should eat 1-2 apples a day to supplement the various vitamins needed by the body.
3. Eat less sweets and less animal fat
Sweet foods have a high sugar content and can be converted into fat in the body, which can easily promote arteriosclerosis. Animals have high cholesterol levels, which can accelerate arteriosclerosis. Foods such as liver, kidney, brain, heart, etc. should be consumed in moderation.
4. Eat less potassium rich foods
Potassium rich foods entering the human body can counteract the effects of sodium induced hypertension and vascular damage, and can frequently appear in the diet. This type of food includes beans, shiitake mushrooms, black dates, almonds, walnuts, peanuts, potatoes, bamboo shoots, lean meat, fish, poultry, root vegetables such as amaranth, rapeseed, and scallions, and fruits such as bananas, dates, peaches, oranges, etc. Regardless of the type of hypertension patients, fish is the preferred choice because epidemiological investigations have found that those who eat fish once a week have significantly lower mortality rates from heart disease compared to those who do not eat fish.
5. Eat more calcium rich foods
Someone asked hypertensive patients to take 1 gram of calcium every day, and found that their blood pressure decreased after 8 weeks. Therefore, it is recommended to eat more foods rich in calcium, such as soybeans, sunflower seeds, walnuts, milk, peanuts, fish and shrimp, red dates, fresh snow lotus, garlic sprouts, seaweed, etc. Research has found that elderly hypertensive patients have lower plasma iron levels than normal, so eating iron rich foods such as peas and fungus can not only lower blood pressure, but also prevent anemia in the elderly. Natural mineral water contains essential trace elements such as lithium, strontium, zinc, selenium, and iodine for the human body. After boiling, the water will produce precipitation, which will significantly reduce the beneficial calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, etc. for the human body. Therefore, drinking water that meets the standards is suitable for drinking raw. Tea contains tea polyphenols, and the content in green tea is higher than that in black tea. It can prevent the oxidation of vitamin C, help the utilization of vitamin C in the body, and eliminate harmful chromium ions. In addition, it also contains trace elements such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and fluorine. Therefore, brewing 4-6 grams of tea leaves (equivalent to 2-3 cups of bagged tea) daily and taking it for a long time is beneficial to the human body.
6. Three meal arrangements should be reasonable
Dietary arrangements should include small and frequent meals to avoid overeating; Hypertensive patients are often overweight and must eat low calorie foods. The total calorie intake should be controlled at around 8-36 megajoules per day, with 150-250 grams of staple food per day. Animal protein and plant-based protein each account for 50%. Hypertension patients without kidney disease or gout disease can eat more soybeans, peanuts, black fungus or white fungus and fruits. Dinner should be light and light, excessive greasy food can trigger a stroke. Edible oil should use vegetable oil containing vitamin E and linoleic acid; Do not eat sweets. Eat more high fiber foods such as bamboo shoots, vegetables, Chinese cabbage, winter melon, tomatoes, eggplants, bean sprouts, jellyfish, seaweed, onions, as well as a small amount of fish, shrimp, poultry, skim milk powder, egg whites, etc.
Treating hypertensive nephropathy thoroughly is not an overnight task, but it is not a difficult problem to achieve. As long as we know how to solve this problem step by step in our daily lives, we will not let the disease continue to plague us and make us restless.
