A patient of high blood pressure should not eat too much food, and should also avoid heavy food.
Fruits and vegetables should be consumed more in the diet.
Garlic, onion, whole grains, soybean should be consumed.
Potassium content should be high and sodium content should be low in the diet.
Salt intake should be reduced.
Dairy products, sugar, refined foods, fried foods, caffeine and junk food should be avoided.
At least 10-12 glasses of water should be drunk in a day.
Millet, wheat flour, sorghum, whole moong and sprouted pulses should be consumed in small quantities.
Green vegetables like spinach, cabbage, bathua should be consumed.
Among vegetables, bottle gourd, lemon, ridge gourd, mint, parwal, sahijna, pumpkin, tinda, bitter gourd etc. should be consumed.
Consumption of carom seeds, raisins and ginger is beneficial for the patient.
Among fruits, seasonal fruits, grapes, pomegranate, papaya, apple, orange, guava, pineapple etc. can be consumed.
Almonds, skimmed milk, buttermilk, soybean oil, cow ghee, jaggery, sugar, honey, jam etc. can be consumed.
