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Last reviewed: 04.07.2025
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There is no special diet for people with low blood pressure yet, but there are vegetables in nature that increase blood pressure.
Low blood pressure is evidence that there is clearly something wrong with the tone of the blood vessels. There are a great many reasons for this. Low blood pressure (i.e. hypotension or arterial hypotension) can be physiological and pathological, and pathological - neurocirculatory and symptomatic. At the same time, everyone who has constant low blood pressure complains about the same thing: they quickly get tired, suffer from headaches and often feel a complete loss of strength...
What vegetables increase blood pressure?
Following the principles of healthy eating means eating food that will benefit your health - thanks to the content of proteins, carbohydrates, as well as vitamins and microelements necessary for the human body. Vitamins that will help maintain vascular tone primarily include vitamins C, E, B 1, B 3, B 5, B 6 and B 12. And the microelements necessary for low blood pressure are magnesium, calcium, potassium, selenium and zinc. So, which vegetables increase blood pressure? That's right, those that will ensure the intake of all of the above.
Vegetables that increase blood pressure due to their high vitamin C content: white cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, kohlrabi, cauliflower, lettuce, dill, parsley and celery, potatoes, carrots, bell peppers, sorrel, horseradish, onions and green onions.
Vegetables that increase blood pressure due to their rich content of vitamin E include asparagus, broccoli, tomatoes, carrots, spinach, parsley and other green leafy crops.
Vegetables that increase blood pressure due to the significant amount of vitamin B1 in their composition: spinach, lettuce, broccoli, white cabbage and cauliflower, potatoes, radishes, horseradish (white and black).
In addition, vegetables such as cabbage, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower, lettuce, potatoes, bell peppers, garlic and green onions help to increase blood pressure due to the high content of vitamin B3, which is absolutely necessary in this situation.
The following vegetable crops have a solid level of vitamin B 5: garlic, potatoes, bell peppers, radishes. There is a lot of vitamin B 6 in cabbage of all types, potatoes and all types of leaf lettuce. By the way, the same leaf lettuce, as well as spinach and beets (including beet tops) are recognized as the most important sources of replenishing the human body with vitamin B 12.
Which vegetables increase blood pressure due to the presence of the mentioned microelements in their composition? Sources of calcium include green onions, lettuce, spinach, cauliflower and white cabbage, broccoli, potatoes. Potatoes, white cabbage and broccoli, carrots, radishes, beets, tomatoes, as well as zucchini, eggplant and Jerusalem artichoke are rich in potassium.
The need for magnesium at low blood pressure can be satisfied by including in your diet carrots, potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower, lettuce, spinach, sorrel, cucumbers, parsley and, of course, garlic.
Selenium, which nature has not deprived of garlic, tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower, turnips, celery, spinach, Jerusalem artichoke and leeks, contributes not only to increased blood pressure, but also to the prevention of cancer. And in order not to suffer from a lack of zinc, nutritionists recommend eating potatoes (baked), tomatoes, spinach, beets, asparagus, celery root and radish.
The list of vegetables that increase blood pressure would be incomplete without chili peppers, or red hot peppers. Their spicy, hot taste is due to the phenolic compound capsaicin, which “masks” a large content of vitamins E, B2 , and B6 . There is twice as much vitamin C in hot peppers as in lemons. Hot peppers also contain potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and phosphorus.
To improve your well-being with arterial hypotension of any etiology, you need to lead a healthy lifestyle, that is, move more, get enough sleep, walk in the fresh air. And, of course, eat right, and vegetables that increase blood pressure will help you with this.