Lao Liu, 49 years old, has a history of high blood pressure for ten years, dizziness, headache, and the highest blood pressure is 180/110mmHg. Later, I adjusted his blood pressure to about 130/80mmHg, and he kept eating Antihypertensive drugs, blood pressure control is fairly stable.
Lao Liu recently felt dizzy again. He was taking antihypertensive drugs, and his blood pressure was still above 170/100mmHg. He didn’t come to me again.
During the consultation, Lao Liu asked me a question: Dr. Wang, did my high blood pressure come from eating hot pot?
It turns out that Old Liu Pingsu’s biggest hobby is this steaming hot pot, and he has to go out to eat at least two or three times a week. After the new year, when I have dinner with friends, I eat more often. I eat and drink, and I also smoke and chat. I don’t get off the table and go home until the middle of the night.
Lao Liu also prefers Sichuan hot pot. The spicier the soup and the more oil, the better. So is this spicy hot pot really the “culprit” of Lao Liu’s high blood pressure?
First of all, eating chili peppers does not cause an increase in blood pressure. Many studies have even found that people who eat chili peppers often have a lower risk of developing high blood pressure, and chili peppers can also reduce heart rate. Risk of vascular disease. Therefore, eating a lot of chili peppers in the first place is not the cause of high blood pressure.
But this red oil pan, brushing more meat, eating more internal organs, etc., is not a healthy food after all, even if it does not directly increase blood pressure, it will affect Blood lipids, which in turn affect blood vessels, will in turn aggravate high blood pressure. Therefore, eating too much red oil hot pot, eating more pork, beef and mutton, and eating more internal organs will indirectly affect blood pressure. But this is not the main reason for the fluctuation of Lao Liu’s hypertension.
We often say that high blood pressure is a “life habit disease”. When Lao Liu was young, he often socialized and drank, and he was an old smoker. He did not control his diet, never exercised, and was overweight and obese. , Long-term unhealthy living habits are the root cause of his high blood pressure. But this time the blood pressure spiked again, possibly related to his recent indulgence.
You think that he often goes out to eat recently, eats greasy hot pot, smokes more cigarettes, drinks more alcohol, sits for a long time without exercising, and only comes home in the middle of the night. These can lead to increased blood pressure. Therefore, the blood pressure that had been adjusted for him originally, but now I feel that the antihypertensive drugs do not work. But in fact, it’s not that the antihypertensive drugs don’t work, it’s that his life is too indulgent.
The doctor’s advice I gave him, one is to control tobacco and alcohol, low-salt and low-fat healthy diet, stop staying up late, and spend more time at night on brisk walking and other sports instead of going out Drinking, smoking and eating hot pot; the second is to continue taking the medicine, without adjusting the medicine for the time being, and observe for 1-2 weeks to see if the blood pressure can be reduced to normal.
Once Liu heard it, he hurriedly asked: Doctor Wang, can I still eat hot pot in the future?
I said it’s not that you can’t eat hot pot, it’s just that the hot pot you eat is not healthy enough. People eat hot pot, but it’s good for you. Smoking, drinking, and staying up late have little to do with eating, but they have a big impact on blood pressure.
Let’s talk about the hot pot itself, what is hot pot? In fact, hot pot is boiled vegetables, but when it comes to boiled vegetables, we all feel light and healthy, and when it comes to hot pot, we feel greasy. The difference is in the bottom of the pot and the dipping ingredients. If you want to eat hot pot healthy, you must make a fuss from these two aspects.
1. Less oil for hot pot base
Lao Liu, who is not fond of red oil, eats hot pot with heavy spicy butter, but butter contains a lot of saturated fatty acids. If you eat too much , easily lead to high blood lipids, but also lead to obesity. In addition to “blocking” the cardiovascular system, digesting these oils will also bring a huge burden to the stomach. How can it be healthy to eat boiled vegetables into oil kimchi? I told Lao Liu that in the future, when going out to eat hot pot, it is best to choose a light, oil-free mushroom soup pot or a clear water pot. If you really can’t, just order a mandarin duck pot, at least you can reduce the intake of oil!
2. Eat less dipping sauce
Lao Liu’s shabu-shabu must be cooked in a pan, and he must be dipped in oil to eat meat. I told him that this oil dish can’t be dipped in too much. After eating so much oil in one bite, you don’t need me to tell you that it’s unhealthy.
In fact, for healthy friends, eating hot pot occasionally will not have a big impact on the body, but Lao Liu’s ten-year history of high blood pressure is there, can be careful Just be careful and eat healthy.
After discussing the question of the hot pot base and dipping sauce, I told Lao Liu that he likes to eat less offal, brain flower, etc., and his cholesterol is high. When Lao Liu heard this, he had a bitter look on his face, and said, “Doctor Wang, you can’t eat oil pans, and you can’t eat brain flowers, so what else can you say about this hot pot.”
I said: The hot pot eating is more important, or the expectation of life is more important?
If you want to live a prosperous life like hot pot, you must have a healthy body. Even if you go out to eat out, don’t forget to eat healthy.
I wonder if a friend who has three highs like Lao Liu chooses to live as healthy as possible to make the three highs more stable and prevent cardiovascular disease? I will still choose to have a short life, to have fun in time, to eat, to drink…