Effects of dietary sodium and the DASH diet on the occurrence of headaches: results from randomised multicentre DASH-Sodium clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Headaches are a common medical problem, yet few studies, particularly trials, have evaluated therapies that might prevent or control headaches. We, thus, investigated the effects on the occurrence of headaches of three levels of dietary sodium intake and two diet patterns (the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet (rich in fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products with reduced saturated and total fat) and a control diet (typical of Western consumption patterns)).

Design

Randomised multicentre clinical trial.

Setting

Post hoc analyses of the DASH-Sodium trial in the USA.

Participants

In a multicentre feeding study with three 30 day periods, 390 participants were randomised to the DASH or control diet. On their assigned diet, particip

SUBMITTER: Amer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4265150 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature