DASH, stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. And the conclusion of the study is that "food has a more important role in diease prevention than we thought". Those are the words of Nieca Goldgerg, medical director of the New York University Women's Heart Program, who was not involved in the study.
This study was thorough! It included some 88,500 healthy women ages 34-59, followed for 24 years!
What is the DASH diet? High in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and moderate in low dairy, nuts and legumes, and easy on read meat, sweets, and sodium. Women who followed this diet were 24% less likely to have a stroke.
I read the article on page 68 of U.S.NEWS AND WORLD REPORT. You can also access it at www.usnews.com. The issue is April 28/May 5, 2008.
If you have a relative who has high blood pressure, and won't even think about anything "natural", print out this study. Perhaps it will persuade them to eat better and thereby naturally lower their blood pressure.
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