Paula Spencer

4 months ago

Interestingly, the study subjects didn't go on the DASH diet; their own diets were simply analyzed and it turned out that the people whose way of eating most resembled DASH -- which is an eating approach that seems to sum up what most doctors are saying is simply healthful basic nutrition -- did the best. So while I'm not an MD, it's hard to imagine this way of eating (a better description than the word "diet") being "bad" for most people. (Your own doctor could address any tweaks specifically tailored to your medical situation, but they'd likely be tweaks, not major departures.)

lolo23

4 months ago

I find this to be very interesting. Not only because with out really knowing it, I have eating foods pertaining to the DASH diet, but because of the effects it has on our bodies. Although it's not sodium-reduced, would staying on this diet be bad for me even though I have hypo-tension?

rhanneman

4 months ago

The DASH Diet is wonderful. But it is not sodium-reduced. The original DASH Study confirmed an 11.4 mmHg SBP fall on the DASH Diet with sodium held constant (among hypertensives). A second, DASH-Sodium, study found hypertensives on the DASH Diet with 60% salt reduction achieved an 11.5 mmHg SBP fall. The "DASH effect" is what is observed; the "sodium effect" is statistical noise. That is what Heidi Wengreen found as well. Sodium was tested independently and contributed nothing to the benefit of the DASH Diet with regard to mental function in the elderly. Dick Hanneman President Salt Institute