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Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss on blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers in men and women with high blood pressure: the ENCORE study.

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Blumenthal, JA; Babyak, MA; Hinderliter, A; Watkins, LL; Craighead, L; Lin, P-H; Caccia, C; Johnson, J; Waugh, R; Sherwood, A
Published in: Arch Intern Med
January 25, 2010

BACKGROUND: Although the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet has been shown to lower blood pressure (BP) in short-term feeding studies, it has not been shown to lower BP among free-living individuals, nor has it been shown to alter cardiovascular biomarkers of risk. OBJECTIVE: To compare the DASH diet alone or combined with a weight management program with usual diet controls among participants with prehypertension or stage 1 hypertension (systolic BP, 130-159 mm Hg; or diastolic BP, 85-99 mm Hg). DESIGN AND SETTING: Randomized, controlled trial in a tertiary care medical center with assessments at baseline and 4 months. Enrollment began October 29, 2003, and ended July 28, 2008. PARTICIPANTS: Overweight or obese, unmedicated outpatients with high BP (N = 144). INTERVENTIONS: Usual diet controls, DASH diet alone, and DASH diet plus weight management. OUTCOME MEASURES: The main outcome measure is BP measured in the clinic and by ambulatory BP monitoring. Secondary outcomes included pulse wave velocity, flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery, baroreflex sensitivity, and left ventricular mass. RESULTS: Clinic-measured BP was reduced by 16.1/9.9 mm Hg (DASH plus weight management); 11.2/7.5 mm (DASH alone); and 3.4/3.8 mm (usual diet controls) (P < .001). A similar pattern was observed for ambulatory BP (P < .05). Greater improvement was noted for DASH plus weight management compared with DASH alone for pulse wave velocity, baroreflex sensitivity, and left ventricular mass (all P < .05). CONCLUSION: For overweight or obese persons with above-normal BP, the addition of exercise and weight loss to the DASH diet resulted in even larger BP reductions, greater improvements in vascular and autonomic function, and reduced left ventricular mass. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00571844.

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Arch Intern Med

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1538-3679

Publication Date

January 25, 2010

Volume

170

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2

Start / End Page

126 / 135

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Sodium
  • Potassium
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Hemodynamics
 

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Blumenthal, J. A., Babyak, M. A., Hinderliter, A., Watkins, L. L., Craighead, L., Lin, P.-H., … Sherwood, A. (2010). Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss on blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers in men and women with high blood pressure: the ENCORE study. Arch Intern Med, 170(2), 126–135. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.470
Blumenthal, James A., Michael A. Babyak, Alan Hinderliter, Lana L. Watkins, Linda Craighead, Pao-Hwa Lin, Carla Caccia, Julie Johnson, Robert Waugh, and Andrew Sherwood. “Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss on blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers in men and women with high blood pressure: the ENCORE study.Arch Intern Med 170, no. 2 (January 25, 2010): 126–35. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2009.470.
Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Hinderliter A, Watkins LL, Craighead L, Lin P-H, et al. Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss on blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers in men and women with high blood pressure: the ENCORE study. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 25;170(2):126–35.
Blumenthal, James A., et al. “Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss on blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers in men and women with high blood pressure: the ENCORE study.Arch Intern Med, vol. 170, no. 2, Jan. 2010, pp. 126–35. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.470.
Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Hinderliter A, Watkins LL, Craighead L, Lin P-H, Caccia C, Johnson J, Waugh R, Sherwood A. Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss on blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers in men and women with high blood pressure: the ENCORE study. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jan 25;170(2):126–135.

Published In

Arch Intern Med

DOI

EISSN

1538-3679

Publication Date

January 25, 2010

Volume

170

Issue

2

Start / End Page

126 / 135

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Weight Loss
  • Sodium
  • Potassium
  • Overweight
  • Obesity
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Hemodynamics