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High Blood Pressure Prevention
Quick Tips to Be Sodium SavvyInternational Food and Information Council.
Helpful tips for reducing sodium.
What is High Blood Pressure?
American Heart Association.
Learn about what happens in the body to cause high blood pressure, and why it is important to keep your blood pressure in a healthy range.
Facts About The DASH Diet (PDF | 471 KB)DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Describes the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet. Find tips on menu planning, ways to increase fruit and vegetable intake, suggestions to decrease sodium intake, and a form to track eating habits. Also includes menus and recipes.
Sodium, Na (mg) Content of Selected Foods per Common Measure, sorted by nutrient content (PDF | 233 KB)USDA. Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.
Lists the sodium content per serving of foods from the most to the least.
Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
DHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Discusses the meaning, detection, prevention and treatment of high blood pressure. Includes real life examples of people with hypertension who are making lifestyle choices to lower their blood pressure. Other topics include African Americans, the DASH diet, healthy eating, physical activity, and preeclampsia.
On the Move to Better Heart Health for African AmericansDHHS. NIH. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Pamphlet for African Americans provides tips on shopping for and preparing foods lower in sodium. Includes how to read a nutrition facts panel, choosing wisely when eating out, and which ethnic foods to choose more or less often.