Adherence to DASH diet is effective in improving circulating serum inflammatory biomarkers in adults , compared with usual diet ; therefore , it could be a valuable strategy to suppress inflammation process
BACKGROUND & AIMS Dietary approaches to stop hypertension ( DASH ) diet is associated with improved blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular diseases .
It is proposed that DASH might also improve systemic inflammatory markers like highly sensitive C-reactive protein ( hs-CRP ) ; however , interventional studies have led to conflicting results .
The aim of current systematic review was to summarize results of r and omized clinical trials examining the effect of DASH on inflammatory biomarkers .
Effect of dietary patterns on serum C-reactive protein level.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS C-reactive protein ( CRP ) is a marker of inflammation which has been shown in multiple prospect i ve epidemiological studies to predict the risk of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome . Dietary patterns may influence the risk of diseases through the effects of CRP on inflammation . The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of dietary patterns with CRP in blood , taking into consideration gender and blood pressure . METHODS AND RESULTS The present cross-sectional analysis included 7574 participants from a large , population -based study of middle-aged Koreans . Four dietary patterns , including ' fruit ' , ' vegetable ' , ' meat ' and ' coffee ' , were derived using factor analysis . Multiple linear regressions were used to evaluate the association between dietary patterns and CRP after adjusting for age , sex , education , waist circumference , smoke status and alcohol consumption . We found that the ' vegetable ' pattern was inversely associated with CRP ( Ptrend = 0.01 ) . The adjusted mean CRP was 0.04 mg/dl lower ( 95 % CI -0.07 , -0.01 ) for subjects in the highest quartile of the ' vegetable ' pattern compared with those in the lowest quartile . This inverse association was more pronounced in men with hypertensive blood ; CRP concentrations across increasing quartile categories of the ' vegetable ' pattern score were 0.1 , 0.14 , and 0.15 mg/dl reduction compared to the 1st quartile ( the lowest quartile ) ( Ptrend = 0.04 , Plinearity = 0.02 ) . CONCLUSIONS The inverse association of the ' vegetable ' pattern with CRP was assessed , and the association appeared to be more predominant in men with hypertensive blood pressure
Adherence to DASH diet is effective in improving circulating serum inflammatory biomarkers in adults , compared with usual diet ; therefore , it could be a valuable strategy to suppress inflammation process
BACKGROUND & AIMS Dietary approaches to stop hypertension ( DASH ) diet is associated with improved blood pressure and risk of cardiovascular diseases .
It is proposed that DASH might also improve systemic inflammatory markers like highly sensitive C-reactive protein ( hs-CRP ) ; however , interventional studies have led to conflicting results .
The aim of current systematic review was to summarize results of r and omized clinical trials examining the effect of DASH on inflammatory biomarkers .