Top Foods to Avoid with High Blood Pressure

With high blood pressure you want to have a diet low in sodium and fat, so here are the top foods you should really avoid. By HealthCentral Editorial Team

Pickles

Pickles

Pickles are low calorie, which is great, but they are loaded with sodium. One medium pickle (about 5 inches long) can have around 570 mg of sodium. That's over 1/3 of your sodium limit (2300 mg) for the day!

By HealthCentral Editorial Team— Last Modified: 03/26/2012, First Published: 07/08/2011