Can vegetarians lower blood pressure?

Vegetarian diet generally does not reduce blood pressure directly.

Blood pressure is the lateral pressure of blood flowing in the blood vessels per unit area. Common vegetarian diet, including vegetables and fruits, does not play a role in treating diseases and cannot directly act on the blood vessel wall. It cannot reduce the lateral pressure of the blood vessel wall per unit area, so it cannot directly reduce blood pressure. However, vegetarian diet has low fat and cholesterol content, which is suitable for people with high blood pressure and is conducive to controlling blood pressure.

People with high blood pressure need to monitor blood pressure regularly. If life intervention fails, they can be treated with antihypertensive drugs such as nifedipine, irbesartan and valsartan.