DASH Eating Plan Effective In Reducing Heart Attack Risk
The plan also calls for a reduction in fats, red meat, sweets, and sugar-containing beverages. The U.S. government and American Heart Association recommend it.
The study researchers found that the DASH plan: lowered the participants’ 10-year risk of having a heart attack or other coronary heart disease event by about 18 percent compared to those eating a typical American diet.
In the study, 436 patients (average age 45, 60 percent African-American) had either Stage I high blood pressure (140-159/90-99 mmHg) or were pre-hypertensive (120 – 139/80-89 mmHg) and assigned to one of three diets: the DASH eating plan; a typical American diet (low in minerals, such as potassium, magnesium and calcium, and high in saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol); or the typical American diet plus additional fruits and vegetables.
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