21/08/2024
Advisory: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH Diet)
Dash Diet is a balanced eating plan that gives choices of what to eat. The diet helps create a heart-healthy eating style for life. It is a comprehensive and evidence-based eating plan that can significantly benefit overall health, particularly for individuals seeking to manage high blood pressure. It focuses on nutrient-rich foods, healthy fats, and sodium reduction that makes it a valuable tool for promoting heart health and reducing the risk of chronic diseases. Eating plan requires no special foods and instead provides daily and weekly nutritional goals. This plan recommends, limiting foods that are high in saturated fat, such as fatty meats, full-fat dairy products, and tropical oils such as coconut, palm kernel, and palm oil. Limiting sugar-sweetened beverages and sweets. It is important to choose foods that are rich in potassium, calcium, magnesium, fiber and protein. Low in sodium, saturated and trans-fat.
"STAY HEALTHY. TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEART."