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 .
The effect of a dietary portfolio compared to a DASH-type diet on blood pressure.
BACKGROUND AND AIM Compared to a DASH-type diet , an intensively applied dietary portfolio  reduced diastolic blood pressure at 24 weeks as a secondary outcome in a previous study . Due to the importance of strategies to reduce blood pressure , we performed an exploratory analysis pooling data from intensively and routinely applied portfolio treatments from the same study to assess the effect over time on systolic , diastolic and mean arterial pressure ( MAP ) , and the relation to sodium ( Na(+ ) ) , potassium ( K(+ ) ) , and portfolio components . METHODS AND RESULTS 241 participants with hyperlipidemia , from four academic centers across Canada were r and omized and completed either a DASH-type diet ( control n = 82 ) or a dietary portfolio that included , soy protein , viscous fibers and nuts ( n = 159 ) for 24 weeks . Fasting measures and 7-day food records were obtained at weeks 0 , 12 and 24 , with 24-h urines at weeks 0 and 24 . The dietary portfolio reduced systolic , diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure compared to the control by 2.1 mm Hg ( 95 % CI , 4.2 to -0.1 mm Hg ) ( p = 0.056 ) , 1.8 mm Hg ( CI , 3.2 to 0.4 mm Hg ) ( p = 0.013 ) and 1.9 mm Hg ( CI , 3.4 to 0.4 mm Hg ) ( p = 0.015 ) , respectively . Blood pressure reductions were small at 12 weeks and only reached significance at 24 weeks . Nuts , soy and viscous fiber all related negatively to change in mean arterial pressure ( ρ = -0.15 to -0.17 , p ≤ 0.016 ) as did urinary potassium ( ρ = -0.25 , p = 0.001 ) , while the Na(+)/K(+ ) ratio was positively associated ( ρ = 0.20 , p = 0.010 ) . CONCLUSIONS Consumption of a cholesterol-lowering dietary portfolio also decreased blood pressure by comparison with a healthy DASH-type diet . CLINICAL TRIAL REG . NO . : NCT00438425 , clinical trials.gov
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 .