In this episode, Kevin Klatt, PhD, and Katherine Pett, MS, RDN have their first guest, Rosanne Rust MS, RDN, LDN to talk about the science and history of the DASH diet. What is DASH? Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. Though the DASH diet has been around since the 90's it doesn't get the same breathless coverage as the latest eating craze, but why? Rosanne, Katherine, and Kevin go through the state of the science at the time of the development of the diet as well as some of the major trials. So tune in and learn: What is the DASH diet and who might it be right for?
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1995: The effect of potassium supplementation in persons with a high-normal blood pressure. Results from phase I of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention (TOHP). Trials of Hypertension Prevention(TOHP) Collaborative Research Group. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7795836
2010: ENCORE: Effects of the DASH diet alone and in combination with exercise and weight loss on blood pressure and cardiovascular biomarkers in men and women with high blood pressure: the ENCORE study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20101007
2016: Comparison of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and a higher-fat DASH diet on blood pressure and lipids and lipoproteins: a randomized controlled trial. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26718414