12 Everyday Foods That Could Be Spiking Your Blood Pressure (and What to Eat Instead)

Key Takeaways

Potato chips have high levels of salt and saturated fat, which can spike your blood pressure.

Processed meats like bacon, deli meats, and sausages are significant sources of sodium.

Canned soup is another source of hidden sodium in many people's diets.

The worst foods for high blood pressure are typically not the meals you eat at home. Prepackaged foods and restaurant foods are high in sodium and saturated fat, which can lead to high blood pressure when consumed regularly.

1. Potato Chips

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Serving : 1 ounce (22 chips) of salted potato chips

Sodium : 527 milligrams (mg)

Saturated fat : 3.4 grams (g)

Potato chips have high levels of salt and saturated fat , which can spike your blood pressure.

Sodium (which makes up about 40% of table s