As we all know, "low sodium" refers to reducing the intake of sodium-related foods related to salt, such as salt, monosodium glutamate, sauce and various salty snacks. There are probably not many people who know "high potassium". Hypertensive patients need to eat more than 3100 mg of potassium per day (almost 1.5 times that of ordinary people). It is not easy to achieve this amount. Fresh vegetables are rich in potassium and are the main source of dietary potassium, so patients with hypertension should eat more fresh vegetables, at least 750 grams per day. There are thousands of vegetable types, not all of which are rich in potassium.

　　The following 4 types of vegetables can help improve blood pressure. Patients with hypertension should eat more appropriately. Green leafy vegetables, such as rape, spinach, water spinach, leek, garland chrysanthemum, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, etc., have high potassium content, low energy, and rich vitamin and mineral dietary fiber content. It is recommended to consume 300 grams per day. For example, every 100 grams of spinach contains 311 milligrams of potassium. If you eat 300 grams per day, you can consume more than 930 milligrams of potassium, which is almost 1/3 of the whole day intake.

　　Various legumes are also good, such as edamame, fava beans, lentils, peas, beans, oiled beans, soybean sprouts, etc. Especially edamame has a potassium content of up to 478 mg/100 g, almost in vegetables The high potassium champion. But the energy of fresh beans is slightly higher than green leafy vegetables, so it is not advisable to eat too much. Mushrooms and algae can also be eaten often, such as fresh mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, hazel mushrooms, tricholoma, etc. In addition to high potassium, their protein content is also very rich, vegetarians should eat more. Solanum can be used as an added meal, such as bell peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, bitter melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc. Their common feature is that the water content is high and the energy is very low, which is especially suitable for hypertensive patients who need to control weight.

　　Eat vegetables must also do the following: 1. Every meal has vegetables, more than 5 varieties throughout the day; 2. Every dish is accompanied by vegetables, such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, fried meat with cucumber slices , Broccoli fried meat, etc. 3. "Lettuce" as snacks to eat, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, etc.; 4. Juice with ingredients, as a beverage. The mixed juice of celery, apple and carrot tastes good; 5. Try to eat fresh vegetables of the season, and often change the type.