超重和肥胖會增加您患上高血壓的可能性。素食者往往體重較輕,而且超重和肥胖的風險更低。 避免食用動物制品及油炸和高脂肪食品,同時增加蔬菜、水果、全谷類食品和豆類的攝入能促進健康的體重,從而改善血壓。體育活動能夠幫助您降低血壓。嘗試每周至少進行三次 30 分鐘至一個小時的快走運動。另一個好處是,維持正常體重(身體質量指數介于 18.5kg/m2 - 25 kg/m2 之間),而且減掉多余脂肪會進一步降低患上糖尿病、心臟問題、關節問題和一些癌癥的風險。由于鍛煉可能會增加您心臟的壓力,在開始一項新的鍛煉計劃前請咨詢您的醫生。 參考資料1. Nwankwo T, Yoon SS, Burt V, Gu Q. Hypertension amongadults in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,2011–2012. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Centerfor Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db133.pdf. AccessedJuly 6, 2015.2. Kung HC, Xu J. Hypertension-related mortality in theUnited States, 2000–2013.NCHS data brief, no 193. Centers for Disease Control andPrevention: National Center for Health Statistics. http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db193.pdf.AccessedJuly 6, 2015.3. About high blood pressure. American Heart Association.http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HighBloodPressure/AboutHighBloodPressure/About-High-Blood-Pressure_UCM_002050_Article.jsp. AccessedJuly 6, 2015.4. Yokoyama Y, Nishimura K, Barnard ND, et al. Vegetariandiets and blood pressure:a meta-analysis. JAMA InternMed.2014;174:577-587.5. Craig WJ, Mangels AR. Position of the AmericanDietetic Association: vegetarian diets. J Am DietAssoc.2009;109:1266-1282.6. Appleby PN, Davey GK, Key TJ. Hypertension and bloodpressure among meat eaters, fish eaters, vegetarians and vegans in EPIC-Oxford.Public HealthNutr.2002;5:645-654.7. Sodium in your diet: using the nutrition facts labelto reduce your intake. U.S.Food and Drug Administration. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/IngredientsPackagingLabeling/UCM315471.pdf. AccessedJune 26, 2015.8. Le LT, Sabaté J. Beyond meatless, the health effectsof vegan diets: findings from the adventist cohorts. Nutrients. 2014;6:2131-2147.