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January 23, 2010
Excessive Sugar Intakes Can Also Cause High Blood Pressure
According to statistics, most adults consume about 130 pounds of sugar each year, which is equivalent to 6-oz glass full of sugar. Sugar as most of us are unaware of, are found not only in sugar rich or sweetened foods but are also found hidden in processed foods.
Hence, if most of the foods that we eat regularly like bread, cold cuts and dessert already contain sugar, drinking an 8-oz soft drinks will add about another 7 teaspoonfuls of sugar.
It has been medically established that excessive insulin production contributes in the occurrence of high blood pressure. This occurrence then requires us to reduce our consumption of sugar-rich food to prevent high blood pressure. Further, it simply shows that the quality of our dietary intakes has much to do in the occurrence of hypertension.
The carbohydrates that we often eat like rice or pasta contain sugar in its simplest form as glucose while the fruits are sweetened by the simple sugar known as fructose. It is our intake of excessive glucose that tends to elevate our blood sugar level, as it will instigate the pancreas to produce more insulin as a natural process.
Too much glucose will produce too much insulin, more than the kidney will be able to handle in its normal processes. This then will trigger the onset of another problem, which is high blood pressure.
How Intakes of Sugar Causes High Blood Pressure
Glucose is needed by the brain in order to function properly. Hence, it is never recommended to avoid glucose totally but to avoid sources of glucose that is taken in as not part of a complex food like carbohydrates.
The intake of sweets, sugar-rich food, and candy or sugar rich soft drinks reaches the intestinal tract immediately. This then causes an instantaneous reaction for the pancreas to produce insulin.
As a normal metabolic reaction, sodium will be re-absorbed by the blood causing an excessive level of proportion against other minerals in our blood cells. Excessive sodium content will now trigger high blood pressure.
How to Prevent Excessive Insulin Production as a Response to Sugar Intakes
Glucose should be derived as part of a complex food like carbohydrates in order to give time for the digestive system to break the food down,
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thereby letting glucose enter the bloodstream gradually without causing a massive response in insulin production.
Another way of curbing insulin production is to eat foods that are rich in fiber. Fiber has the ability to bind fat, cholesterol, simple sugar and even bile acids while in the process of digestion. Hence, the digestive system will be able to breakdown this other dietary components while attached to the fibers and will enter the blood stream only at a gradual pace.
Taking all these into consideration, high-fiber diets consisting of fruits, vegetables, grains, and cereals are the best dietary plan to lower cholesterol as well as blood sugar levels. This then prevents excessive sugar intakes to cause high blood pressure.
The above discussion has provided us with a plausible explanation why proper diet can help us prevent if not treat high blood pressure and other disorders.
By: Alvin Hopkinson
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Alvin Hopkinson is a leading health researcher in the area of natural remedies and high blood pressure treatment. Discover how you can get rid of your high blood pressure for good using proven and effective home remedies, all without using harmful medications or drugs. Visit his site now at www.minusbloodpressure.com
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