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Benefits of DASH Diet May Extend Beyond Lowering Blood Pressure

December 14, 2004

The popular DASH diet—or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet—may have health benefits that go beyond lowering blood pressure, cholesterol levels and risk of heart disease, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center say the additional fruits, vegetables and whole grains that people consume while on the DASH diet provide “an abundance” of food compounds such as lycopene, beta carotene and isoflavones, which are increasingly associated with disease reduction.

Established by the National Institutes of Health, the DASH diet advises people to consume low-fat and fat-free dairy foods and lean meat, poultry and fish.

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