DASH Diet – 3

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute promotes the DASH diet, which stands for dietary methods to stop hypertension and prevent hypertension or high blood pressure. It encourages foods high in blood pressure-lowering nutrients like protein, calcium, potassium, and fiber, and foods you’ve always been encouraged to consume (vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low-fat dairy, and lean protein).

Foods high in saturated fat, such as fatty meats and tropical oils, and sweetened beverages and desserts, are also discouraged in DASH. Following DASH also entails limiting salt intake to 2,300mg per day, which followers will gradually reduce to around 1,500mg.