The DASH diet is a special eating plan used to help reduce blood pressure. DASH stands for "dietary approaches to stop hypertension."
The DASH diet focuses on eating lots of fruits and vegetables, and reducing total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium. The main purpose of the DASH diet is to help control high blood pressure and to prevent the development of disease.
People use the DASH diet for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. It is also used for stroke, depression, kidney stones, and other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these other uses.
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