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 .
Effect of Dietary Sodium Intake on Blood Lipids: Results From the DASH–Sodium Trial
Abstract —We evaluated the effect on serum lipids of sodium intake in 2 diets . Participants were r and omly assigned to a typical American control diet or the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension ( DASH ) diet , each prepared with 3 levels of sodium ( targeted at 50 , 100 , and 150 mmol/d per 2100 kcal ) . The DASH diet is increased in fruits , vegetables , and low-fat dairy products and is reduced in saturated and total fat . Within assigned diet , participants ate each sodium level for 30 days . The order of sodium intake was r and om . Participants were 390 adults , age 22 years or older , with blood pressure of 120 to 159 mm Hg systolic and 80 to 95 mm Hg diastolic .  Serum lipids were measured at baseline and at the end of each sodium period . Within each diet , sodium intake did not significantly affect serum total cholesterol , LDL cholesterol , HDL cholesterol , or triglycerides . On the control diet , the ratio of total cholesterol-to-HDL cholesterol increased by 2 % from 4.53 on higher sodium to 4.63 on lower sodium intake ( P = 0.04 ) . On the DASH diet , sodium intake did not affect this ratio . There was no dose-response of sodium intake on serum lipids or the cholesterol ratio in either diet . At each sodium level , total cholesterol , LDL cholesterol , and HDL cholesterol were lower on the DASH diet versus the typical American diet . There were no significant interactions between the effects of sodium and the DASH diet on serum lipids . In conclusion , changes in dietary sodium intake over the range of 50 to 150 mmol/d did not affect blood lipid concentrations
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 .