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A dietary approach to prevent hypertension: a review of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Study.

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Sacks, FM; Appel, LJ; Moore, TJ; Obarzanek, E; Vollmer, WM; Svetkey, LP; Bray, GA; Vogt, TM; Cutler, JA; Windhauser, MM; Lin, PH; Karanja, N
Published in: Clin Cardiol
July 1999

BACKGROUND: Populations eating mainly vegetarian diets have lower blood pressure levels than those eating omnivorous diets. Epidemiologic findings suggest that eating fruits and vegetables lowers blood pressure. HYPOTHESIS: Two hypotheses were tested: (1) that high intake of fruits and vegetables lowers blood pressure, and (2) that an overall dietary pattern (known as the DASH diet, or DASH combination diet) that is high in fruits, vegetables, nuts, and low-fat dairy products, emphasizes fish and chicken rather than red meat, and is low in saturated fat, cholesterol, sugar, and refined carbohydrate lowers blood pressure. METHODS: Participants were 459 adults with untreated systolic blood pressure < 160 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure 80-95 mmHg. After a 3-week run-in on a control diet typical of Americans, they were randomized to 8 weeks receiving either the control diet, or a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, or the DASH diet. The participants were given all of their foods to eat, and body weight and sodium intake were held constant. Blood pressure was measured at the clinic and by 24-h ambulatory monitoring. RESULTS: The DASH diet lowered systolic blood pressure significantly in the total group by 5.5/3.0 mmHg, in African Americans by 6.9/3.7 mmHg, in Caucasians by 3.3/2.4 mmHg, in hypertensives by 11.6/5.3 mmHg, and in nonhypertensives by 3.5/2.2 mmHg. The fruits and vegetables diet also reduced blood pressure in the same subgroups, but to a lesser extent. The DASH diet lowered blood pressure similarly throughout the day and night. CONCLUSIONS: The DASH diet may offer an alternative to drug therapy in hypertensives and, as a population approach, may prevent hypertension, particularly in African Americans.

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Clin Cardiol

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0160-9289

Publication Date

July 1999

Volume

22

Issue

7 Suppl

Start / End Page

III6 / II10

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Nuts
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Life Style
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Fruit
 

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Sacks, F. M., Appel, L. J., Moore, T. J., Obarzanek, E., Vollmer, W. M., Svetkey, L. P., … Karanja, N. (1999). A dietary approach to prevent hypertension: a review of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Study. Clin Cardiol, 22(7 Suppl), III6-II10. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.4960221503
Sacks, F. M., L. J. Appel, T. J. Moore, E. Obarzanek, W. M. Vollmer, L. P. Svetkey, G. A. Bray, et al. “A dietary approach to prevent hypertension: a review of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Study.Clin Cardiol 22, no. 7 Suppl (July 1999): III6-II10. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.4960221503.
Sacks FM, Appel LJ, Moore TJ, Obarzanek E, Vollmer WM, Svetkey LP, et al. A dietary approach to prevent hypertension: a review of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Study. Clin Cardiol. 1999 Jul;22(7 Suppl):III6-II10.
Sacks, F. M., et al. “A dietary approach to prevent hypertension: a review of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Study.Clin Cardiol, vol. 22, no. 7 Suppl, July 1999, pp. III6-II10. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/clc.4960221503.
Sacks FM, Appel LJ, Moore TJ, Obarzanek E, Vollmer WM, Svetkey LP, Bray GA, Vogt TM, Cutler JA, Windhauser MM, Lin PH, Karanja N. A dietary approach to prevent hypertension: a review of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Study. Clin Cardiol. 1999 Jul;22(7 Suppl):III6-II10.

Published In

Clin Cardiol

DOI

ISSN

0160-9289

Publication Date

July 1999

Volume

22

Issue

7 Suppl

Start / End Page

III6 / II10

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Vegetables
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Nuts
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Life Style
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Fruit