Changes in both systolic and diastolic BP were greater in participants with higher baseline BP or BMI .
The DASH diet improved cardiovascular risk factors and appeared to have greater beneficial effects in subjects with an increased cardiometabolic risk .
The DASH diet is an effective nutritional strategy to prevent CVD
The Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension ( DASH ) is recommended to lower blood pressure ( BP ) , but its effects on cardiometabolic biomarkers are unclear .
A systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omised controlled trials ( RCT ) was conducted to determine the effects of the DASH diet on cardiovascular risk factors .
DASH for asthma: a pilot study of the DASH diet in not-well-controlled adult asthma.
This pilot study aims to provide effect size confidence intervals , clinical trial and intervention feasibility data , and procedural material s for a full-scale r and omized controlled trial that will determine the efficacy of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension ( DASH ) as adjunct therapy to st and ard care for adults with uncontrolled asthma . The DASH diet encompasses foods ( e.g. , fresh fruit , vegetables , and nuts ) and antioxidant nutrients ( e.g. , vitamins A , C , E , and zinc ) with potential benefits for persons with asthma , but it is unknown whether the whole diet is beneficial . Participants ( n = 90 ) will be r and omized to receive usual care alone or combined with a DASH intervention  consisting of 8 group and 3 individual sessions during the first 3 months , followed by at least monthly phone consultations for another 3 months . Follow-up assessment s will occur at 3 and 6 months . The primary outcome measure is the 7-item Juniper Asthma Control Question naire , a vali date d composite measure of daytime and nocturnal symptoms , activity limitations , rescue medication use , and percentage predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second . We will explore changes in inflammatory markers important to asthma pathophysiology ( e.g. , fractional exhaled nitric oxide ) and their potential to mediate the intervention effect on disease control . We will also conduct pre-specified subgroup analyses by genotype ( e.g. , polymorphisms on the glutathione S transferase gene ) and phenotype ( e.g. , atopy , obesity ) . By evaluating a dietary pattern approach to improving asthma control , this study could advance the evidence base for refining clinical guidelines and public health recommendations regarding the role of dietary modifications in asthma management
Changes in both systolic and diastolic BP were greater in participants with higher baseline BP or BMI .
The DASH diet improved cardiovascular risk factors and appeared to have greater beneficial effects in subjects with an increased cardiometabolic risk .
The DASH diet is an effective nutritional strategy to prevent CVD
The Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension ( DASH ) is recommended to lower blood pressure ( BP ) , but its effects on cardiometabolic biomarkers are unclear .
A systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omised controlled trials ( RCT ) was conducted to determine the effects of the DASH diet on cardiovascular risk factors .