Can salt restriction help manage high blood pressure?

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I understand your concern.

Preservatives, sugar, or salt-loaded consumption leads to obesity due to metabolic disorders like diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension which do affect cardiovascular health too. Also excess salt in the diet leads to bloating and more water weight. For a customized diet plan need more details like height, weight, age, medical issues, etc but I can help you with quick tips which can help you.

1. Reduce the salt intake in the day-to-day cooking.
2. Avoid salt-preserved food such as salted or smoked meat.
3. Highly salted snacks like nuts, potato chips, and popcorn should be avoided.
4. Food with sodium as a preservative such as sauces, pickles, and chutney should be avoided.
5. Canned vegetable fruits should be avoided.
6. Spread out the servings. Have two servings of fruits or vegetables at each meal, or add fruits as snacks. Multiple herbs help to replace salt like ginger garlic paste or crushed mixed herbs etc.
7. Eat smaller portions and cut back gradually.
8. Limit foods with lots of added sugar, such as pies, flavored yogurts, candy bars, ice cream, regular soft drinks, and fruit drinks.
9. Choose ready-to-eat breakfast cereals that are low in sodium.
10. Include more fiber in the diet.
11. Regularly exercise (walking, running) for 20 to 30 minutes.
12. Lastly, start with meal prep so you can avoid outside food in lack of time.

I hope this helps.

Thank you.