Can eating lots of beef jerky cause high blood pressure readings?

Health by Anonymous 2018-06-16 14:06:23

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6 answers

Over the past week, I've eaten 5 pounds of beef jerky with total sodium of 25,000 mg. My blood pressure readings for the past couple of days has been in the 165-170/110-115 range. So do you think jerky is causing this high readings?

Anonymous

Yes. I ate half a pound of venison jerky once and my blood pressure was elevated and my ankles swollen the next day.
Anonymous

Yes that is a dangerous amount of sodium which can stop your heart.
Anonymous

it can cause higher bp
Anonymous

Yes. And nobody eats 5 POUNDS of beef Jerky. You should have already had a heart attack consuming 25,000 mg of sodium.
Anonymous

Well, 5 lbs would do that, yes. I like beef jerky, but not enough to eat 5 lbs in a week.
Anonymous

Of course it can