Hypertension affects about 30 percent of adults worldwide. While most people try to cut back on salt to lower their pressure, a better strategy may be to add these healthy foods to the menu.
Among dietary factors salt has taken the brunt of the blame. But sugar may be the real culprit in high blood pressure.
A meta-analysis of 12 trials in the The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that sugar intake over a period of two months or more could on average spike systolic blood pressure by 6.9 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 5.6 mmHg.
High blood pressure affects about 30 percent of adults worldwide. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
