Have High Blood Pressure? Don’t Eat These!

Pearlyn Tham
Sun, 17 Feb 2019 00:00:00 Z

All these are bad news if you have hypertension

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1. Salt and salty food

We all know that salt is bad news if you have hypertension. But most of us don’t consume the seasoning liberally on its own. What we do is we eat a lot of food with hidden salt, such as canned food and soups, frozen dinners and bottled sauces.

2. Caffeine

Your favourite cup of kopi can actually cause a rise in blood pressure so don’t over-indulge in caffeinated drinks.

3. Saturated and trans fat

We are looking at full-fat dairy products such as butter and cheese, chicken skin (double whammy if it’s deep-fried) and anything that uses hydrogenated oils to preserve its shelf life.