There is zero scientific basis for thinking that eating low-fat foods will reduce blood pressure.
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“Following a heart-healthy diet high in veggies, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and low-fat or non-fat dairy, including lean meats, poultry and fish.”
I don’t see anything in there about high-carb or low-fat apart from consuming low-fat or non-fat dairy.
A blood pressure reading by itself is not useful. Every morning I take 3 blood pressure readings spaced about a few minutes apart. The results vary. You really need to average your blood pressure readings.
I say this as someone who had a cardiologist make the determination that I had “high blood pressure” based on 1 reading and prescribed statins and baby aspirin to remedy my “high blood pressure”.
“Following a heart-healthy diet high in veggies, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, and low-fat or non-fat dairy, including lean meats, poultry and fish.”
I don’t see anything in there about high-carb or low-fat apart from consuming low-fat or non-fat dairy.
What part of “low-fat and non-fat dairy” did you miss? That is not food, or something that lowers blood pressure.
And also repeating the sodium BS.
A blood pressure reading by itself is not useful. Every morning I take 3 blood pressure readings spaced about a few minutes apart. The results vary. You really need to average your blood pressure readings.
I say this as someone who had a cardiologist make the determination that I had “high blood pressure” based on 1 reading and prescribed statins and baby aspirin to remedy my “high blood pressure”.