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ernestrodgers82
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The author of this article, Jessica Orwig, talks about the benefits of the DASH Diet and how its focused on "balancing healthy eating and exercise as means toward a lean, strong body — for life." Check out the rest of the article at http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-best-diet-of-the-year-from-us-news-2016-1.

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  • JosetteGetsFit
    JosetteGetsFit Posts: 55 Member
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    @ernestrodgers82 Do you know what the macros are supposed to be set at in MFP for this diet?
  • ernestrodgers82
    ernestrodgers82 Posts: 203 Member
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    MFP won't do the DASH proportions exactly so you will have to fudge it some. Set Carbs to 55%, no problem. Next set Fat to 25%, that's 2% points below the 27% recommended. Finally, set Protein to 20%. You could reverse these if you want; Fat at 30 and Protein at 15. The draw back is you will have to reset these macros every time you enter a new weight. Hope this helps @JosetteandBill.
  • JosetteGetsFit
    JosetteGetsFit Posts: 55 Member
    edited July 2016
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    Wow very cool! I guessed that they were 55/15/30. I'm going to see how that goes and tweek it more on point of DASH. Thanks so much!!
  • ernestrodgers82
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    JosetteandBill wrote: »
    Wow very cool! I guessed that they were 55/15/30. I'm going to see how that goes and tweek it more on point of DASH. Thanks so much!!

    Here's a link to the proportions plus the breakout of how many servings per food type livestrong.com/article/455388-dash-diet-proportions-carbohydrates-fat-protein/
  • JosetteGetsFit
    JosetteGetsFit Posts: 55 Member
    edited July 2016
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    Thanks Earnest!! :) I'm doing the 5:2 fast and I'm going to try doing this dash on the days I don't fast.
  • ernestrodgers82
    ernestrodgers82 Posts: 203 Member
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    How's the 5-2 diet going?

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