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Does Digesting A Steak Increase Blood Pressure?

The other day I had prime rib at Black Angus. Then shortly after I was shopping at Target and decided to try out the free blood pressure machine. It read pretty high, about 150/90. Could this be related to having eaten the steak or should I be concerned about being hypertensive? I normally don t eat steaks or beef in general, usually have chicken. And my dad does have high blood pressure so it runs in the family but I am only 25.
Thu, 17 Dec 2009
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You are already predisposed to hypertension on heritage basis, there could have been an acute rise in BP as your reading tells me. Age nowadays is no factor for a disease to come out of the blue, due to change in modern life style, lack of mobility, stress, alcoholism etc. Kindly have yourself checked out for any underlying cause.
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Does Digesting A Steak Increase Blood Pressure?

You are already predisposed to hypertension on heritage basis, there could have been an acute rise in BP as your reading tells me. Age nowadays is no factor for a disease to come out of the blue, due to change in modern life style, lack of mobility, stress, alcoholism etc. Kindly have yourself checked out for any underlying cause.