Chinese women should control their carbohydrate intake

Original title: Chinese women should control carbohydrate intake
Hypertension, as a common chronic disease, is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, always threatening people's life and health. In China, the prevalence of hypertension increased from 5.1% in 1959 to 29.6% in 2014. Dietary regulation is considered to be one of the most effective ways to prevent elevated blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, carbohydrate (such as cereals, vegetables, fruits) as the main source of daily diet, its health effects have been a hot topic.
previous large-scale studies in Europe and the United States have shown that lower total carbohydrate intake is associated with increased mortality. It is important to note, however, that the health effects of carbohydrates may depend on the source of carbohydrates and therefore need to be "locally appropriate".
Recently, an article published by the Department of Medicine of Xi'an Jiao Jiao University in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health (British Medical Journal, Nutrition, Prevention and Health) explained the relationship between carbohydrate consumption and blood pressure in Chinese adults of different genders, and found that higher carbohydrate consumption had a negative effect on blood pressure in Chinese women, but not on men.
study selected 2,241 rural residents aged 18-80 in Han zhong city, Shaanxi Province (774 men and 1,467 women) who provided nearly a year's diet (protein, sodium, other nutrients, etc.), individuals Information on status (age, educational background, occupation, wealth index, family history of hypertension, etc.) and lifestyle (smoking, alcohol consumption, and regular exercise) were regularly measured by health care professionals, including systolic blood pressure (SBP) and thusive pressure (DBP).
study found that carbohydrate intake was positively associated with SBP and DBP in female participants after controlling for variables such as demographic information, lifestyle and dietary factors. Among them, less or more carbohydrate intake has a higher SBP, in the case of 130-150g carbohydrate intake, the lowest SBP, but for DBP, no significant linear association was detected. In men, although there was no significant linear relationship between carbohydrate intake and SBP and DBP, there was a linear positive correlation between SBP and DBP. This suggests that carbohydrates have different effects on blood pressure, regardless of gender. In China, the total intake of carbohydrates in women was associated with an increase in SBP and DBP, while in men there was no significant association, so Chinese women should control their intake of carbon water.