Effects of Sodium Reduction and the DASH Diet in Relation to Baseline Blood Pressure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both sodium reduction and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products, and reduced in saturated fat and cholesterol, lower blood pressure. The separate and combined effects of these dietary interventions by baseline blood pressure (BP) has not been reported.

Objectives

The authors compared the effects of low versus high sodium, DASH versus control, and both (low sodium-DASH vs. high sodium-control diets) on systolic blood pressure (SBP) by baseline BP.

Methods

In the DASH-Sodium (Dietary Patterns, Sodium Intake and Blood Pressure) trial, adults with pre- or stage 1 hypertension and not using antihypertensive medications, were randomized to either DASH or a control diet. On either die

SUBMITTER: Juraschek SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5742671 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature