Nowadays, hypertension has become a chronic disease among the middle-aged and elderly, and for hypertensive patients, they need to pay great attention to their diet. The fruit as people like to eat in the daily food, many of them have the effect of lowering blood pressure, can alleviate the condition of hypertension patients.
So what fruits have the effect of lowering blood pressure, let’s learn together.
1, persimmon
Persimmon is rich in protein, vitamins, iodine, iron, calcium, potassium and pectin, moderate consumption can protect blood vessels, lower blood pressure, increase the blood flow of the coronary arteries, and help maintain the normal function of the heart muscle. However, because it contains more tannins, it should not be consumed in excess to avoid constipation caused by dry stools, and to avoid stomach stones, persimmons should not be eaten on an empty stomach.
2.Apple
Apples are rich in nutrients and contain more organic acids and aromatic alcohols such as malic acid and citric acid, among which malic acid can decompose the fat accumulated in the body and lower cholesterol. And apples in the high potassium, low sodium, is conducive to lower blood pressure, hypertension patients can eat in moderation.
3.Banana
Bananas are rich in sugar, starch, protein, pectin, vitamins A, C, E and potassium, calcium, iron and other substances, which have high nutritional value. Bananas contain angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition, which can inhibit blood pressure; and bananas are rich in potassium, which can balance the high blood pressure caused by elevated sodium particles.
4.Hawthorn
Hawthorn in the fruit of vitamin C content after fresh dates and kiwi and ranked third, but also contains iron, malic acid, hawthorn acid, etc.. The triterpenoids and flavonoids in it have the effect of diastolic blood vessels, increase coronary blood flow, lower cholesterol, as well as antihypertensive, diuretic and sedative.
5.Lemon
Lemon is rich in vitamin C, vitamin P and other components that help to enhance the elasticity and toughness of blood vessels and relieve blood clotting, thus preventing and assisting in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension.
6, pineapple
Pineapples contain sugar, salts and enzymes that have diuretic effects and are beneficial to hypertensive patients when consumed in moderation. The protein hydrolase extracted from pineapple juice is clinically used for anti-edema, anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatism, and can be consumed in moderation to strengthen the role of fiber hydrolysis in the body, helping to relieve hypertensive edema.
7.Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit is known as the “king of fruits”, rich in arginine, can effectively improve blood circulation, prevent the formation of blood clots, for reducing the incidence of coronary heart disease, hypertension, myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases have special effects.
8.Watermelon
Watermelon does not contain fat, its juice includes almost all kinds of nutrients required by the human body, but also contains melting sugar body composition, has the effect of reducing blood pressure. Patients with hypertension in the summer moderate consumption of room temperature watermelon, can dispel the heat and appetite, nourishing the body, help reduce blood pressure.
In summary, the consumption of the above fruits in moderation can help lower blood pressure, but it should be noted that patients with hypertension should be treated mainly with medication, and the above-mentioned fruits should only be used as an auxiliary therapy, and should not be relied on blindly to lower blood pressure, especially for diabetic patients who should not consume too much at one time.
References
[1] Anonymous. Early prevention and treatment of hypertension [M]. 2005.