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High Blood Pressure and The DASH Diet
High Blood Pressure and The DASH DietTranscriptDecreasing the amount of sodium you eat is important in lowering your high bloodpressure. One dietary change that has been shown to help lower blood pressure is theDASH diet.DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This plan helps youreduce your blood pressure. You’ll eat foods that are low in total fat, saturated fat, andcholesterol, and have more fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy foods.The DASH eating plan includes whole grains, poultry, fish, and nuts; and, haslow amounts of fats, red meats, sweets, and sugared beverages. It is also high inpotassium, calcium, and magnesium, as well as protein and fiber.Under the DASH plan, you would eat seven to eight servings of grains; four to fiveservings of vegetables; four to five fruit servings; two to three servings of low fat dairyproducts; two or fewer servings of meat, poultry or fish; and no more than two tothree servings of fats and oils.In addition, you would add four to five small servings of nuts, seeds or dry beans eachweek and limit yourself to no more than five servings of sweets weekly.Ask your healthcare provider if the DASH diet is right for you.20% gradient meshhealthclipshealthclipshealthclipshealthclips4% gradient meshThis program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness, orsuitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.hc_ha_10046_98_en_t00002.pdf © Milner-Fenwick, Inc.healthclips5% gradient mesh
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