high blood pressure

schnurrgoldpaperless
schnurrgoldpaperless Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I was doing low carb high fat and my blood pressure shot up to 140/98. What should I set my goals at to reduce my blood pressure

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  • pzarnosky
    pzarnosky Posts: 256 Member
    Try going by the FDA recommendations for awhile and see how you feel applying those percentages to your calorie goal. Try it for a month or two (gives your mind, body and your gut microbiome time to adjust). See how your bp responds to a balance of the 3 macros
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    The first thing that they usually try is reducing water retention through lowering sodium and also losing weight. Macronutrient balance is not a factor as far as I know, except inasmuch as it supports weight loss or relates to sodium consumption.

    In other words, its very likely that if your blood pressure shot up, it was not as a result of a LCHF diet. It could have been because you were salting your food more.
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