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Hypertension Diet Directory
If you have hypertension (high blood pressure), diet is likely a big part of your treatment. For hypertension, salt is a major dietary factor. Lowering salt intake may help lower blood pressure. Adding fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, lean meats, and other foods high in potassium and magnesium may also help lower blood pressure. The DASH diet is a popular diet plan for those with hypertension. Follow the links below to find WebMD's comprehensive coverage about how diet affects blood pressure, how to create a hypertension diet, and much more.
Medical Reference
High Blood Pressure, Diet, Exercise, and ED
High blood pressure can cause erectile dysfunction. Learn about lifestyle changes that can reverse the damage.
High Blood Pressure and the DASH Diet
What is the DASH diet and how can it help people with high blood pressure? Find out more.
Exercise Tips for High Blood Pressure
If you have high blood pressure, read these tips to learn how to exercise safely.
Tips for a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle
These lifestyle tips from WebMD can help keep your heart healthy.
Features
Shaking a Salt Habit
In the seesaw experts' battle over salt and hypertension, the latest results support a low-sodium diet.
High Blood Pressure: How Diet and Exercise Help
WebMD interviews diet expert Dean Ornish, MD, on the relationship between food and high blood pressure (hypertension). Learn how diet changes can improve your blood pressure and prevent heart disease.
High Blood Pressure and Alcohol
Can alcohol help lower your high blood pressure? Get expert answers to all of your questions.
Smart Food Strategies for People With Diabetes and Hypertension
Do you have high blood pressure and diabetes? These diet tips will help you manage both conditions with tasty, good-for-you food.
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Slideshows & Images
Exercise Tips for Lowering Blood Pressure
Exercise, along with other lifestyle changes and medication, is important to prevent high blood pressure. While starting a fitness routine may seem like a daunting task, it doesn’t have to be.
Sources of Salt and How to Cut Back
Watching your sodium? Here are the foods to look out for and what you can eat instead.
20 Foods That Can Save Your Heart
The top foods for heart health go beyond cholesterol busters to edamame, nuts, salmon, even coffee. Cooking tips and pictures show how to work new foods into your diet.
A Visual Guide to High Blood Pressure
See inside the arteries where high blood pressure can lurk without outward symptoms.Pictures help explain the causes, tests, treatments, and remedies to stop this "silent killer."
Quizzes
Salt in Food, Sodium, Blood Pressure, and Your Health
Want the facts about the salt in your food and how it affects your health? Take this quiz.
High Blood Pressure Quiz
Quiz: Do You Know if You Have High Blood Pressure? 1 in 5 people who have it don't. Find out how much you know about hypertension and how to treat it.