Dietary risk factors for hypertension

1. HYPERTENSION
Kelly Morton

2. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 Hypertension is high blood pressure
 No symptoms
 Only real symptom for hypertension is having high
blood pressure
 Systolic pressure indicates severity
 Reference Sharon Denny and Jill Kohn. Hypertension: understanding a silent killer. Academy of nutrition and dietetics.
http://www.eatright.org/resource/health/wellness/preventing-illness/understanding-a-silent-killer

3. DIAGNOSIS
 High blood pressure
 Weight
 Age and ethnicity
 Diabetes
 Reference Sharon Denny and Jill Kohn. Hypertension: understanding a silent killer. Academy of nutrition and dietetics.
http://www.eatright.org/resource/health/wellness/preventing-illness/understanding-a-silent-killer

4. DIETARY RISK FACTORS
 Diet high in sodium and fat
 Eating too much fast food
 By eating too much fast food you are
getting too much fat and sodium in
your diet.
 Eating too many foods that are high in
fat and sodium causes you to have
high blood pressure which will lead to
hypertension
 Reference Sharon Denny and Jill Kohn. Hypertension: understanding a silent killer. Academy of nutrition and dietetics.
http://www.eatright.org/resource/health/wellness/preventing-illness/understanding-a-silent-killer

5. NEEDED DIETARY CHANGES
 Lower fat and sodium intake
 Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)
diet
 Eat more fruits and vegetables
 Reference Sharon Denny and Jill Kohn. Hypertension: understanding a silent killer. Academy of nutrition and dietetics.
http://www.eatright.org/resource/health/wellness/preventing-illness/understanding-a-silent-killer