DASH Dietary Plan Could Benefit Many, but Few Hypertensive Patients Follow It
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Chicago—A diet proven to reduce blood pressure is barely used by patients with hypertension, a study found.
The study of 4386 patients informed by a physician that they had hypertension, conducted by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, in Winston-Salem, NC, found that only 22% were following an eating plan modeled on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, recommended by current national guidelines. The researchers presented their findings at the scientific meeting of the American Society of Hypertension held here in May.
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which features a high intake of fruits and vegetables and a low intake of saturated and total fats, has been shown to lower blood pressure and is recommended by current national guidelines. However, a new study indicates that few patients with hypertension follow the DASH diet.
The DASH diet calls for eating foods low in …
