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Article: STUDY: DASH DIET AIDS BLACK PEOPLE BEST
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- United Press International
- Article date:
- February 7, 1999
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United Press International
02-07-1999
Study: DASH diet aids black people best
DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 7 (UPI) _ Researchers say a diet rich in fruit,
vegetables and low-fat dairy products has been found to significantly
lower blood pressure in all people, but it works best for African-
Americans.
Writing in Monday's issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, Dr.
Laura Svetkey of Duke University reports that the so-called DASH diet
seems to be twice as effective against hypertension for blacks than for
whites.
DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) lowered blood pressure
of black people an average of 13 points, the same response as seen with
medications, compared to only six points for ...
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