DASH Diet for Beginners: Reducing Blood Pressure through Diet and Lifestyle while Maintaining a Healthy Weight

By Deborah Edward

The DASH diet, an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is a dietary regimen recommended for individuals aiming to prevent or manage high blood pressure. Endorsed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, this eating plan is characterized by its flexibility, balance, and heart-healthy nature. It achieves its objectives by promoting increased consumption of fiber and essential minerals beneficial for heart health, such as calcium, potassium, and magnesium, while concurrently reducing sodium and unhealthy fats intake.

Central to the DASH diet is an emphasis on consuming a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein sources, and low-fat dairy products. This dietary approach entails limiting foods containing added sugars and those high in saturated fats, such as fatty meats, full-fat dairy items, and tropical oils. A key component of the DASH diet is its restriction of sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams per day, although adherents often aim to lower this to approximately 1,500 milligrams daily.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CVQKHS5R
• ISBN13: 9798879627015
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"