DASH Diet

mwhite61451

DASH voted the no. 1 eating paln by US news today. Anybody done it? What's been your experience. BTW, Paleo was considered to be the worst.

mymodernbabylon

Personally, as someone who doesn't need to lower cholesterol, I wouldn't do it as I don't need low-fat things. Fat fills me up and tastes good.

Azexas

I see the DASH diet prescribed a lot at work for people with high blood pressure. It's designed to keep fat and sodium low. I personally don't have an issue with blood pressure or fat intake so I'm not doing the "diet".

Link for anyone who wants to read up on the diet or may not know what it is : http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/dash-diet/art-20048456?pg=1

zyxst

DASH is okay. I miss my salt though.

lacewitch

curious - what were the criteria for comparing the diets?

mwhite61451

lacewitch wrote: »

curious - what were the criteria for comparing the diets?

Here's the article from US News and World Report

http://health.usnews.com/best-diet/dash-diet

melimomTARDIS

I think the dash diet sounds reasonable.

andielyn

The DASH diet is a mainly low sodium diet. "Diet" as in what you eat, not akin to "weight loss diet." There is way too much sodium in the average diet so it's beneficial for anyone, but particularly targeted to those who need to restrict their sodium for high blood pressure or other diseases.

ketorach

I find it hard to get enough sodium in my diet. If you don't eat a lot of processed foods, it's very, very hard to get enough.

williams969

It's the diet my doctor suggested for me (pre-hypertensive/high blood cholesterol here). It's reasonable, common sense type stuff that I would personally call "healthy choices" for my particular needs.

Sabine_Stroehm

It sounds like a very reasonable, healthy way to eat. I know there is/was a DASH group here, but suspect it's not very active.

Liftng4Lis

Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »

It sounds like a very reasonable, healthy way to eat. I know there is/was a DASH group here, but suspect it's not very active.

^this

KimberlyinMN

There are also different "versions" of the DASH diet. Marla Heller has written three books. The first one is basically the original DASH diet. The next version "DASH Diet for Weightloss" is a lower carb version. The most recently released book is something like "DASH Diet Younger You" which is a mostly vegetarian version.

We're looking at the original DASH diet. It's basically common sense. The FDA's MyPlate is based off the original plan. I'm doing pretty good with my weight loss, but since the hubs had brought up this way of eating, I'm all for it for it. He has high blood pressure and a bad back, and could stand to lose several pounds.

obscuremusicreference

That ranking looked at everything from diabetes prevention to whether it was sustainable long-term to heart health, it's no wonder it's number one and paleo is last. I've never done it, but my mom is on it for health reasons and has lost weight.

BTW--my mom feels that it is too restrictive for her and cheats sometimes. If you don't need to be on this diet, it might be hard to stick to.

shawndimantha

I liked it until I read The Big Fat Surprise , and then I started to question its validity given the high amount of carbs. All the same it has been shown to lower high blood pressure so I recommend it to folks who have been recently diagnosed as a good starting blueprint.