Comparing Very Low-Carbohydrate vs DASH Diets for Overweight or Obese Adults With Hypertension and Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adults with a triple multimorbidity (hypertension, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, and overweight or obesity), are at increased risk of serious health complications, but experts disagree on which dietary patterns and support strategies should be recommended.

Methods

We randomized 94 adults from southeast Michigan with this triple multimorbidity using a 2 × 2 diet-by-support factorial design, comparing a very low-carbohydrate (VLC) diet vs a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, as well as comparing results with and without multicomponent extra support (mindful eating, positive emotion regulation, social support, and cooking).

Results

Using intention-to-treat analyses, compared with the DASH diet, the VLC diet led to greater improvement in estima

SUBMITTER: Saslow LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10202504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature