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Article: DASH Diet And Reduced Sodium Lowers Blood Pressure For All.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- January 19, 2002
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2002 JAN 19 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The DASH diet plus reduced dietary sodium lowers blood pressure for all persons, according to the first detailed subgroup analysis of the DASH study results.
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension study was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
The detailed analysis showed the blood pressure lowering effects of the DASH diet and reduced dietary sodium in a wide variety of population subgroups: persons with and without hypertension or a family history of hypertension, older and younger adults, men and women, African-American and other races, obese and nonobese, as well as people ...