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Article: DASH diet acts through diuretic effect to lower blood pressure.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- June 15, 2003
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2003 JUN 15 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A diet that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products might act as a natural diuretic that could help many people reduce blood pressure without the use of medication, according to a new report.
Previously, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet has demonstrated substantial blood pressure-lowering effects, but the reason for the beneficial effects was unclear. Results from the new study indicate that the DASH diet promotes salt excretion, similar to diuretic drugs, which increase urine production. Diuretic medications are widely used to treat high blood pressure. The effects appear most ...