Short-term effects of the DASH diet in adults with moderate chronic kidney disease: a pilot feeding study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lowers blood pressure (BP) for adults with normal kidney function, evidence is lacking regarding its safety and efficacy in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to test the effects of the DASH diet on serum electrolytes and BP in adults with moderate CKD.

Methods

In a prospective before-after feeding study, 11 adults with an estimated glomerular filtration rate of 30-59 mL/min/1.73 m(2) and medication-treated hypertension were provided a reduced-sodium, run-in diet for 1 week followed by a reduced-sodium, DASH diet for 2 weeks. Changes in serum electrolytes and BP were compared pre-post DASH.

Results

Eleven participants underwent feeding; 1 completed 1 week and 10 completed 2 weeks of DASH.

SUBMITTER: Tyson CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4957723 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature