A hale and hearty lifestyleHypertension has become a very important health concern nowadays. Present study was conducted on 30 hypertensive patients at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Jaipur. It was found from this study that hypertension occurs mostly in people of older age (60-80) but is also found in adults. The study also found that it occurs more in men than in women. Majority of the patients showed similar types of clinical signs and symptoms like weakness, headache, fatigue, vomiting, back and shoulders pain. Almost all patients were overweight. If Hypertension is not treated for a long time, It may cause further complications in form of chronic kidney disease, cardiomyopathy, diabetes etc. Causative factors seen were stress, less physical activity and faulty dietary habits. Even after being diagnosed with hypertension, most of the patients were having uncontrolled blood pressure due to unawareness of the right type of diet or due to poor diet compliance. and a optimum nutrition plays a key role in maintaining homeostatic functions and averting any chronic or debilitating disease. Various epidemiological and observational investigations force multiplies the fact that nutritional factors and dietary habits play a considerable role in controlling diabetes mellitus. A diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables, green tea, vitamin D and plant derived natural compounds along with specific Mediterranean diets have a long term positive impact on Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Results concluded that 23.33% patients were obese and 43.33% patients were found at risk of malnutrition. Obesity with diabetes is a major risk for further health complications, therefore assessment of nutritional status is of much importance to prevent further health complications