Hypertension

Hypertension is an epidemic in the United States, despite many people not even realizing they are at risk with blood pressures higher than 120/80. Nearly half of the adult population has high blood pressure or its precursor, called pre-hypertension. That's more than 100 million American men and women! Therefore, it is not surprising that hyper...

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Vegetarian Diets Plant Foods Hypertension

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May 12, 2019

Meat intake and the risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older women.

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Increased intake of meat may heighten the risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older women.

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Linda Carney MD

April 11, 2019

Three Diseases Linked to Sugary Beverages

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Sugary Drinks Increase Gout, Hypertension and Kidney Disease Risk

The sugary beverage industry spends billions of dollars on advertisement and marketing campaigns aimed at showing us the sweet side of their products. But what these advertisements do not tell us is the bitter and unhealthy side of these drinks. Regular consumption of large quantities of sugary drinks can lead to some serious he...

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Hypertension Kidney Disease Gout Sugary Drinks

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September 17, 2018

Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension in a Mediterranean Cohort: The Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Project.

Hypertension

Consuming generous portions of ultra-processed foods may accelerate the onset of hypertension.

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Linda Carney MD

August 27, 2018

Fiber-Rich Foods Reduce High Blood Pressure

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Reducing Hypertension Lowers End Organ Damage Risk

Fiber comes only from plant-based foods, as animal products have no fiber. Eating a diet high in fiber may help reduce high blood pressure in hypertensive patients, according to a study that appeared in the Journal of Hypertension in 2005. By analyzing the results of 25 randomized controlled trials, researchers from Tulane University Scho...

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May 22, 2018

Vegetarian diet reduces the risk of hypertension independent of abdominal obesity and inflammation: a prospective study.

Vegetarian Hypertension

Hypertension may occur with greater incidence in non-vegetarians than in vegetarians.

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High dietary total antioxidant capacity is associated with a reduced risk of hypertension in French women.

Indulgence in foods rich in antioxidants may reduce the risk of hypertension in women.

Dietary Polyphenol Intake, Blood Pressure, and Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.

Increased intake of foods rich in anthocyanins can help to fight off hypertension.

Association between alcohol intake and incident hypertension in the Korean population.

Light, moderate, and heavy consumers of alcohol may have a high probability of developing hypertension.

Association of sweetened beverage intake with incident hypertension.

The odds of developing hypertension may be stacked against high consumers of sugary beverages.

Long-term alcohol consumption is an independent risk factor of hypertension development in northern China: evidence from Kailuan study.

Men who are light, moderate, and heavy consumers of alcohol may have a high propensity to develop hypertension.

Alcohol consumption and the risk of hypertension in men and women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Light, moderate, and heavy drinking of alcohol can trigger the onset of hypertension.

Reduce High Blood Pressure With Plates, Forks, and Exercise

Meat intake and the risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older women.

Increased intake of meat may heighten the risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older women.

Three Diseases Linked to Sugary Beverages

Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and the Incidence of Hypertension in a Mediterranean Cohort: The Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra Project.

Consuming generous portions of ultra-processed foods may accelerate the onset of hypertension.

Fiber-Rich Foods Reduce High Blood Pressure

Vegetarian diet reduces the risk of hypertension independent of abdominal obesity and inflammation: a prospective study.

Hypertension may occur with greater incidence in non-vegetarians than in vegetarians.

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Indulgence in foods rich in antioxidants may reduce the risk of hypertension in women.

Increased intake of foods rich in anthocyanins can help to fight off hypertension.

Light, moderate, and heavy consumers of alcohol may have a high probability of developing hypertension.

The odds of developing hypertension may be stacked against high consumers of sugary beverages.

Men who are light, moderate, and heavy consumers of alcohol may have a high propensity to develop hypertension.

Light, moderate, and heavy drinking of alcohol can trigger the onset of hypertension.

Increased intake of meat may heighten the risk of hypertension in middle-aged and older women.

​Consuming generous portions of ultra-processed foods may accelerate the onset of hypertension.

​Hypertension may occur with greater incidence in non-vegetarians than in vegetarians.

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Consuming generous portions of ultra-processed foods may accelerate the onset of hypertension.

Hypertension may occur with greater incidence in non-vegetarians than in vegetarians.