Not only older people, high blood pressure can also attack at a young age. Especially with unhealthy eating habits that young people often consume and rarely exercise.
For those of you who have a family history of high blood pressure, of course you need to know how to reduce high blood pressure at a young age. Reporting from detikHealth, here are several ways to reduce high blood pressure from an early age at a young age. Listen!
1. Reduce consumption of fast food
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Fast food or fast food is consumed quite often by many young people. In fact, this food contains high levels of carbohydrates, saturated fat and cholesterol. Consuming it too often can certainly trigger high blood pressure.
As with carbohydrate content, if you consume them too often it can affect nitrogen monoxide (nitric oxide/NO) levels in the body. This substance is needed by the body to maintain the elasticity of blood vessels.
In addition, saturated fat and cholesterol can damage blood vessel walls and trigger buildup. This can make the heart work harder to pump blood, thereby making blood pressure rise.
2. Reduce salt consumption
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While you are still young, you also need to reduce your consumption of salt or sodium. The reason is, salt is the main trigger that causes high blood pressure.
Quoting from the Ministry of Health, consuming excessive salt can increase the amount of sodium in cells and disrupt fluid balance. If this fluid enters the cells, it can increase pressure and constrict blood vessels. This can make the heart have to work harder to pump blood through these vessels. This condition can cause high blood pressure.
3. Limit sugar intake
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Although sugar is often associated with diabetes, consuming too much of it can also trigger high blood pressure. This is because sugar or fructose can inhibit the production of NO in the body, resulting in high blood pressure.
4. Quit Smoking
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The smoking habit does have many bad impacts on health. One of them can also disrupt the health of blood vessels and trigger high blood pressure.
The reason is, smoking can increase the risk of plaque forming in the blood vessels which can obstruct blood flow. This makes the heart have to work harder to pump blood through blocked vessels.
5. Avoid alcoholic drinks
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Alcoholic drinking habits can also cause high blood pressure. According to research, alcoholic drinks can reduce NO production in the body, which plays a role in maintaining the flexibility of blood vessels.
Apart from that, alcoholic drinks can also increase the production of the hormone renin which can narrow blood vessels.
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