Question

Bill is a 45-year-old bachelor who eats a grab-and-go breakfast, eats all of his lunches out, and has takeout or "something easy" for dinner. Billâs doctor is concerned that his blood pressure is progressively rising with every office visit and has advised him to cut out the salt to lower his sodium intake. Bill rarely uses salt from a salt shaker and is unsure what else he can do to lower his sodium intake. 1) What foods did Bill eat yesterday that were high in sodium? What foods were relatively low in sodium? What are better choices for him when eating out? How can he lower his sodium intake while still relying on "something easy" when he prepares food at home?
2) Knowing that potassium may help blunt the effect of a high-sodium intake on blood pressure, what foods would you recommend he add to his diet that would increase his potassium intake?

3) In overweight people, weight loss helps lower high blood pressure. Bill is "a little heavy." What changes/substitutions could help him lose weight?

Answer 1

Answer:

Bill should avoid out-eating meals and start eating better.

Explanation:

1)What foods did Bill eat yesterday that were high insodium?

Bill went to a grab-and-go breakfast restaurant, these restaurants have their manu based on procesed meat, such as sausages, non-natural egg, cheesse, which are all high in sodium.

What foods were relatively low in sodium? all kind of vegatables are low on sodium.

What are better choices for him when eating out? His best choice of restaurants when he has no option but to eat out are the restaurants that manage healthy food, that have a salads options menu, they are not necessarily light or non-fulled, some of them mix their salads whith a lot of good flavour ingredients.

How can he lower his sodium intake while relying on "something easy" when he prepares fod at home? Hecan always choose eegs without the bud, cooked vegetables, which are really easy to prepare, and any dish that he likes just without adding extra salt.

2) Knowing that potassium may help blunt the effect of a high-sodium intake on blood pressure, what foods would you recommend he add to his diet that would increase his potassium intake?

The bananas are a great potassium source, he can have them as snacks, also the orange and the melons.

3) In overweight people, weight loss helps lower high blood pressure. Bill is "a little heavey". What changes/substitutions could help him lose weight?

First of all, the alimentation. There is known that at least 70% of weight loss is mainly about the food and only 30% the exercise. So, making a change in that aspect would really repercuse on Bill´s weight.

He can change his snacks for some healthier such as fruits, reduce his out-eating meals, try to eat some more vegetables. And also, add some exercise, even if its half hour a day of walking, it really would make the difference.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.Packaged and frozen shrimps.

1a. Broccoli , beef , fresh and frozen vegetables without preserved sauces and cauliflower.

1b when eating out he should rely on broccoli and beef,and try as much as possible to avoid preserved foods.

1c. Lowering his sodium intake while preparing his food at will be possible by reducing his salt consumption and also avoiding high sodium food.

2.Sweet potatoes,cooked broccoli, cooked spinach , mushroom,potatoes ,bananas and oranges.Most especially banana.

3. Little bit of exercise will help Bill in burning excess fats. With underlay high blood pressure condition a strenuous excessive is not advisable.Walking and jogging will be advisable.

Explanation:

1. Packaged foods are usually added addictive which contains high amount of sodium to successfully preserve them for a longer period of time .

The amount of preservatives added to packaged foods aren't monitored in my locality,and that's why people patients with high blood pressure are  advised not to eat packaged meals,

2. Food rich in Potassium  have the power of blunting out the effect of sodium when taken regularly,and an easy source of such is the banana.This should be added regularly to all Bills served meals,as its importance can not be over emphasis.

3.Light weight exercise will be of good in Bills weight reduction.Also the amount of time spent on exercise should be controlled to a minimum.

Thank you.