A cup of coffee is an essential morning ritual for most people. It has a charming taste and divine aroma. Milk and cream, sugar are added to it, or the aromatic black drink is simply drunk. It invigorates, helps you finally wake up, and “evaporates” negative thoughts.
There is a lot of evidence revealing the negative effects of coffee on the human body, but recent research contradicts them and suggests its beneficial effects. Science does not stand still; scientists are constantly discovering new beneficial properties of coffee.
But people suffering from high blood pressure have long learned the truism that coffee is harmful for hypertension. Is it so?
Properties of coffee
There has been debate for many years regarding the effects of coffee on human health. Recent studies have shown that this is a very healthy drink, it:
- Calms asthma and allergy attacks;
- Prevents caries;
- Activates fat burning in the body;
- Replenishes potassium deficiency;
- Improves cardiovascular functions.
Its main biologically active component is the organic alkaloid caffeine. Due to the caffeine content, after consuming the drink, the reaction speed increases, concentration improves, and associative thinking is stimulated. Coffee is a powerful source of antioxidants and contains vitamin P, which strengthens blood vessels.
Some researchers suggest that coffee increases the concentration of the hormone serotonin in the human body, which is responsible for feelings of happiness. Therefore, people who regularly drink this drink feel confident, have increased self-esteem and do not experience unreasonable fears.
Instead of sweets - dried fruit compote
Sweet foods are harmful to hypertension. They can be safely replaced with fruit.
Only partly true. Fruits are a good choice, but not more than 200 g at a time. Sour and sweet apples are absolutely equal in calorie content, the former only have more fruit acids. Moderately firm pears, citrus fruits, kiwis, frozen berries are an excellent snack. One banana is a wonderful source of potassium, which removes excess water, plus it saturates for a long time. There is too much sugar in dried fruits, but a compote made from them (without sugar, of course) will “collect” all the potassium that is so necessary for hypertension from the fruits and thereby help remove swelling.
How does coffee affect blood pressure?
Despite these beneficial properties, people wonder whether hypertensive patients can drink coffee. What is the cause-and-effect relationship between coffee and high blood pressure?
Coffee can cause a short-term, slight increase in blood pressure, even in people with normal blood pressure. With diagnosed hypertension, this drink raises blood pressure to a greater extent. It has been shown to have a greater effect on men who are overweight or over 70 years of age. Therefore, it is better for such people to give up coffee altogether.
Other hypertensive patients should reduce its consumption to a minimum or drink decaffeinated coffee, replacing it with a cranberry drink. If you drink more than three cups of this strong drink daily, it can have unwanted side effects: anxiety, tremors, rapid heartbeat and cause insomnia. The effect is aggravated by the strength of the drink.
What to dress the salad with
Vegetables should be on the menu for hypertensive patients. Salads can be eaten three times a day.
True, vegetables are the healthiest foods in a diet for hypertensive patients. Doctors recommend zucchini, eggplant, cucumbers, leafy greens, all types of cabbage, carrots, radishes, and daikon. They contain a lot of potassium, which, as opposed to sodium, removes excess water. Therefore salads are really recommended.
But salads are different. Herring under a fur coat, Olivier, and mimosa, which are popular among Russians, will have to be limited, since the potatoes, corn, and peas they contain are a large amount of carbohydrates, the herring is salty, and mayonnaise adds a lot of calories.
Salads made from fresh and green vegetables are safe, but here you should not overuse mayonnaise or large amounts of vegetable oil (even olive oil!). Remember, 100 g of this oil is equal to 1000 kcal. It is better to season the dish with natural yogurt; it is good to add spices (mustard, ground pepper, garlic, curry, turmeric). Low-fat sour cream will also work.
How does coffee affect your heart rate?
Caffeine is a psychoactive drug that stimulates the release of certain hormones in the brain. Therefore, coffee gives us energy, but at the same time increases blood pressure.
After consumption, caffeine enters the circulatory system from the stomach and small intestine and stimulates the central nervous system. Receptors located in the cells of the heart increase the heart rate to 120 beats per minute.
The effects of caffeine take effect within 15 minutes and can last up to six hours. Sensitivity to it varies from person to person. Therefore, the answer to whether you can drink coffee with hypertension is individual for each person.
Diet No. 10 - do's and don'ts
| Can | It is forbidden |
| Dietary salt-free bread, toast, white bread croutons | Fresh bread, pancakes, pancakes, baked goods |
| Vegetable soups with cereals, milk soups | Broths from meat, poultry, fish, mushrooms. Soups with legumes |
| Lean beef, veal, rabbit, chicken, turkey. Boiled or baked without fat | Fatty meat, geese, ducks, offal, sausages, smoked meats, lard and corned beef, canned meat |
| Lean fish and seafood - boiled or steamed | Fatty fish, salted, smoked fish, caviar, canned fish |
| Milk, low-fat cottage cheese, yogurt, kefir | Salty and fatty cheese, sour cream, cream |
| Soft-boiled eggs, omelettes. No more than 1 egg per day | Fried eggs, hard-boiled eggs |
| Cereal dishes, pasta made from durum flour | Legumes |
| Boiled and baked vegetables. Raw vegetables rarely and carefully | Pickled, salted vegetables. Radishes, onions, garlic, mushrooms, radishes, green peas, cabbage |
| Fresh ripe fruits and berries, honey, jam, dried fruits | Fiber fruits, chocolate, cakes |
| Weak tea, fruit and vegetable juices | Natural coffee, cocoa, strong tea, alcohol |
| Vegetable oils, occasionally unsalted butter | Cooking fats and margarines, lard |
Tags:
- Heart and blood vessels
- Diets
- Caffeine
- Nervous system
- Cellulose
- Therapeutic diets
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- RashaDi In a word - all natural. It’s precisely in semi-finished and processed foods that there is a huge amount of cholesterol and trans fats that accumulate in the body, increase fat deposits, and negatively affect the functioning of the cardiovascular system. I order Atheroclefit Bio on the website phytomarket.ru and take it as a course. The composition is natural, for example, dioscorea extract, supports the health of blood vessels, cleanses their walls of bad cholesterol.
- senezh _Bu__, only your attending physician can advise you on diet and measures to treat your bradycardia. We will not advise you anything here in absentia.
- _Bu__ Question to the specialists representing the site - on “Diet No. 10 - do’s and don’ts”: 1. Why can’t fresh vegetables be allowed? - it would seem that everyone knows that this is healthy food, take it and eat as much as you like. 2. In the same place - why not legumes, mushroom broths, fatty fish, fish broths? (does this refer to ear by the way?) 3. How hard to toast regular black rye bread to make toast in a standard toaster? (minute scale-roller) 4. What is the diet and necessary measures for blood pressure 114\64, pulse 64-69? Bradycardia?
- helluva why can’t legumes and fruits with coarse fiber?
- lastmac without salt our body will die, we need salt
- BUKA_ I’ve been on this diet for about 2 weeks... I'm used to eating without salt... =)
- I liked Colorized 5 basic principles, they are generally doable. But diet No. 10 is very strict, I will start following this if something really hurts, but it’s unlikely to be used as a preventive measure. I’m not yet ready to give up raw vegetables, chicken soup, onions, mushrooms, cheese, beans, salmon.
Can hypertensive patients drink coffee?
Regular consumption of coffee does not harm most hypertensive patients, since its effect is too short. Some doctors believe that moderate coffee consumption even improves cardiovascular health. Therefore, hypertension and coffee are quite compatible.
For those who are unsure whether caffeine affects their blood pressure, you can try measuring your blood pressure before drinking a cup of coffee and then do it again half an hour to two hours later. If your blood pressure rises five to ten points during this period of time, this indicates increased sensitivity to the effects of caffeine.
For such people, the answer to whether coffee is good for hypertension will be negative. Persistently high blood pressure is an important factor in the development of heart problems.
Pills or proper nutrition?
Once the doctor has prescribed medications to lower blood pressure, it is no longer necessary for hypertensive patients to monitor their diet.
It’s not true, there is no panacea pill. Of course, medications keep blood pressure normal. But the general condition still depends on what the person himself does with his body, first of all, how he eats.
For example, when getting rid of extra pounds (and hypertensive patients, as a rule, are obese), blood pressure decreases. Remember, with second-degree obesity, the risk of diabetes is already 93%, and if you are diagnosed with diabetes, the risk of heart attacks and strokes increases by 40-50%. That is, all the chances of cardiac and brain catastrophes can be significantly reduced by watching your diet!
And one more thing: if you follow your diet, you can reduce the dosage of the drug and even stop it, but, of course, under the supervision of a doctor. Very often, hypertension is caused by poor nutrition, as a result of which a person gains fat. Excess adipose tissue always causes fluid retention in the intercellular space. It puts pressure on the blood capillaries, creating a spasm. This spasm is transmitted to the arteries, which also narrow. To push blood into the narrow lumen, the heart begins to increase pressure. Reducing the amount of fat and water in the body will only help a hypertensive patient.
How to drink coffee correctly if you have hypertension
Conflicting conclusions about the benefits and harms of coffee are based on the fact that the human body is influenced by individual genetic factors. Some people are more sensitive to it, while for others, drinking coffee for hypertension does not cause harmful effects. They can drink it without restrictions and feel good.
As a guide, the average healthy adult should drink 3-4 cups. One cup of this drink contains from 90 to 250 mg of caffeine.
On an individual level, your true coffee limit depends on:
- From genetics;
- Personal tolerance;
- Taking medications.
Coffee can also vary significantly in caffeine content. Fans of this drink should be aware that instant granules contain more caffeine than natural, freshly ground beans.
Therefore, if after a cup of coffee your pulse quickens, it is advisable to give up instant drinks. Do not drink coffee on an empty stomach or before bed.
Remember, caffeine is addictive, and if you consume it regularly, you may become addicted to the drink. Doctors recommend replacing it with coffee drinks containing chicory< or barley. Even if you have no contraindications, do not overuse coffee to avoid negative consequences.
Meat or fish?
Red meat contributes to the development of atherosclerosis; it is better to replace it with fish.
It is true that red meat is not the best food for hypertensive patients. We now eat a lot more of it than our great-great-great-grandparents. Even 40 years ago, meat was eaten less often: only in autumn and winter, more often in soups, pies, and cutlets. They baked meat in pieces and ate it this way mainly on holidays. The recommendations of the World Health Organization are as follows: after 40-45 years, it is recommended to give up red meat.
But what if a person is allergic to fish? Sea and river fish actually have less sodium than meat. But if you don’t like fish or it causes an allergic reaction (itching, rash, hay fever, sore throat), choose lean cuts of meat - skinless chicken or turkey breast, pork tenderloin, lean beef, veal. Contrary to popular belief, pork liver is not fatty and can be consumed for hypertension.
The method of preparation is especially important. It is better not to fry, but to bake in the oven or grill, boil, stew or steam. By the way, this also applies to fish. If you roll it in flour or batter and fry it in oil, do not flatter yourself with the hope that this is a dietary dish.
But fish oil is a fat that is very useful for hypertensive patients. It contains polyunsaturated fatty acids that protect blood vessels from cholesterol plaques. Eat any fatty fish (boiled, stewed, baked), but preferably at lunch: heavy food at night is undesirable.
