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N Engl J Med April 1997 PMID 9099655

A clinical trial of the effects of dietary patterns on blood pressure. DASH Collaborative Research Group.

L J Appel, T J Moore, E Obarzanek, W M Vollmer, L P Svetkey, F M Sacks, G A Bray, T M Vogt, J A Cutler, M M Windhauser, P H Lin, N Karanja

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Discussions highlight the foundational importance of the DASH trial, with some posts emphasizing its methodological rigor and influence on ongoing diet-related health research. Words like 'landmark,' 'influential,' and references to evolution from original studies demonstrate both admiration and a desire to understand its implications deeply.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the significance and validity of the DASH research, referencing the trial's impact and methodology, with some expressing approval for the diet's efficacy in lowering blood pressure.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate active curiosity, with references to related diets like the MIND diet and comments on the importance of diet in managing health, showing strong relevance and engagement with the topic.

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Several users delve into the specifics of the study, mentioning its design, outcomes, and comparisons with other research, indicating a moderate depth of discussion.

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The discussions reflect recognition of the study’s high influence on dietary and medical practices, with mentions of its foundational role and influence on subsequent research.

Abstract in brief

  • The study involved 459 adults with moderately high blood pressure, and tested how different diets affected their blood pressure over an 8-week period, with a focus on diets rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy.
  • Both the diet rich in fruits and vegetables alone and the diet that combined fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy significantly lowered blood pressure compared to a typical American diet, with the combined diet showing the greatest reduction.
  • The findings suggest that eating more fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy, while reducing saturated and total fat, can be an effective way to lower blood pressure and manage hypertension.
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Mauricio Gonzalez MD.
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Aug 13, 2022 · 36 likes · 3 shares · 149,302 followers View post →
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تقول الدراسة ان الأشخاص الذين يحافظون على مستوى البوتاسيوم 4700mg لمدة أسبوعين راح ينخفض و يتحسن ضغط الدم https://t.co/0elDgUWU4U #COVID19 https://t.co/ybF8NZk0Wv

Apr 27, 2020 · 29 likes · 11 shares · 29,062 followers View post →
ACCP Cardiology PRN
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Shout out to Shaina Shah for bringing us this week's #ThrowbackThursday with this awesome infographic reviewing the DASH Trial! Check it out here: https://t.co/ws4k56RsHQ https://t.co/ntPUwwAVf0

Jun 22, 2023 · 11 likes · 1 share · 9,298 followers View post →
Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD
@NutritionNerd · X

Anyone out there going WHAT?!?!?

Aug 25, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 9,226 followers View post →
R Giovanni Diaz-Zavala
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@LondonoMd Claro. Saludos !!https://t.co/0hSBJV7x6V

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Koushik R. Reddy, MD, FACC, FACLM, DipABLM,LMI
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@NutritionMadeS3 @AngellottiMark LIPIDS - https://t.co/EDGiVJ4fCt HTN - https://t.co/I0NA6vqOzl INFLAMMATION- https://t.co/I0NA6vqOzl MICROBIOME - https://t.co/d8AYScwOJN These would be a good start. Diet by itself is just one pillar of health. Smoking and psychosocial stressors play very significant role.

Aug 17, 2020 · 2 likes · 4,942 followers View post →

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Shashi Agarwal, MD
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Mind Diet (4 of 4) #health #fitness #wellness The MIND diet also helps lower the blood pressure (N Engl J Med. 1997 Apr 17;336(16):1117-24. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199704173361601) and is cardioprotective (N Engl J Med. 2018 Jun 21;378(25):2441-2442. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1806491)

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*4 https://t.co/Sasqq8DDYZ *5 https://t.co/GfvjnSjgy0

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John Tukakira
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This landmark trial, now a medical household name, showed the effect of diet on blood pressure. There is a general benefit for the whole population but more for people with the disease with reductions in mmHg of 11.4 in the SBP and 5.5 in the DBP https://t.co/A656WOuYyR

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R Giovanni Diaz-Zavala
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@LondonoMd Claro. Saludos !!https://t.co/0hSBJV7x6V

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Javi Ciborro
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https://t.co/1PSZUWpssI Una dieta rica en frutas, verduras y productos lácteos bajos en grasa y con un contenido reducido de grasas saturadas y totales puede reducir sustancialmente la tensión arterial. Esta dieta ofrece un enfoque nutricional adicional para prevenir y

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GDLeahy
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RT @NutritionNerd: Anyone out there going WHAT?!?!?

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Tanya Halliday, PhD, RD
@NutritionNerd · X

Anyone out there going WHAT?!?!?

Aug 25, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 9,226 followers View post →
Mike Kelly
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RT @accpcardprn: Shout out to Shaina Shah for bringing us this week's #ThrowbackThursday with this awesome infographic reviewing the DASH T…

Jun 22, 2023 · 1 share · 385 followers View post →
ACCP Cardiology PRN
@accpcardprn · X

Shout out to Shaina Shah for bringing us this week's #ThrowbackThursday with this awesome infographic reviewing the DASH Trial! Check it out here: https://t.co/ws4k56RsHQ https://t.co/ntPUwwAVf0

Jun 22, 2023 · 11 likes · 1 share · 9,298 followers View post →
Steven M. Belknap, MD PGY43
@StevenMBelknap · X

@frankdacosta @maxlugavere Perhaps you refer to the original 1997 DASH trial by Appel et al, which enrolled 459 subjects. Link to DASH trial: https://t.co/05qJrrS875 This new dry lab exercise by Young et al. was not a clinical trial at all. Instead, it calculated some pretend risk scores. Fake Science.

Jun 17, 2023 · 2,199 followers View post →
zackfoxenjoyer
@gatoradewussy8 · X

@10mm_404 The goals standard of dietary studies is something like the DASH trial…which was a real trial where they collected this type of micronutrient data. https://t.co/F7LdLY0tfv

Jan 14, 2023 · 1,145 followers View post →
Robbie Puddick (MSc, RNutr)
@RPuddick · X

The first major DASH trial illustrated this. The DASH diet and a diet with added fruit and veg (without other dietary instructions) improved blood pressure while sodium intake remained constant from baseline. https://t.co/s9yLOSurYn https://t.co/GAxSIxpUHR

Sep 13, 2022 · 134 followers View post →
trikortreat123
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@MartusKl @BoomerDave1 @Crypto_Iion @VitalikButerin here’s some RCT’s to justify why a proper plant based diet is “good” and not just sustainable: https://t.co/gGTVoLUl6R https://t.co/U2lh0nZK9X https://t.co/3aM7Z9xxDf

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Daniel Ibsen
@daniel_ibsen · X

The DASH diet is a diet that was designed to lower blood pressure. And indeed it did (compared to a standard American diet in the 1990s) in this legendary RCT published in the @NEJM in 1997 by Appel et al. https://t.co/5DL3T9f52D https://t.co/bk5EjcOpF7

Jan 10, 2022 · 701 followers View post →
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@RobSkinner80 @PriyaTew @MyNutriWeb Maybe even 14 days! https://t.co/GGL1JsNnLC https://t.co/TIbKoKA9ZO

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@NutritionMadeS3 @AngellottiMark LIPIDS - https://t.co/EDGiVJ4fCt HTN - https://t.co/I0NA6vqOzl INFLAMMATION- https://t.co/I0NA6vqOzl MICROBIOME - https://t.co/d8AYScwOJN These would be a good start. Diet by itself is just one pillar of health. Smoking and psychosocial stressors play very significant role.

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@mushawah1 · X

تقول الدراسة ان الأشخاص الذين يحافظون على مستوى البوتاسيوم 4700mg لمدة أسبوعين راح ينخفض و يتحسن ضغط الدم https://t.co/0elDgUWU4U #COVID19 https://t.co/ybF8NZk0Wv

Apr 27, 2020 · 29 likes · 11 shares · 29,062 followers View post →
Gregory Miller, Ph.D.
@drdairy50 · X

The combination (F,V&Dairy) diet red systolic & diastolic BP by 5.5 & 3.0 mm Hg more, respectively, than the control diet; fruits-&-vegetables diet red systolic BP by 2.8 mm Hg more & diastolic BP by 1.1 mm Hg more than control https://t.co/8OlKEQftlL Dairy helps lower BP

Feb 14, 2020 · 10,736 followers View post →
George Wong
@GeorgeWongKC · X

A Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure | NEJM https://t.co/X63p6hhPqm

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J. Brian Byrd Lab
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@edroccella @DustinGrowick Dr. Appel and colleagues established the value of a diet with low sodium, high in fruit, some other features lowers blood pressure compared to a control diet Enormously influential for its rigor, this study influenced many later studies @SHummelMD https://t.co/I8UxMU9shW

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Bruno
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RT @MarkJesky: @BrunoDietitian @JessBudd2 @NatalieWilcoxRD @katrinalouAPD @bda_renal @BDA_Dietitians Dietary RCTs tricky but not impossible…

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Mark Jesky
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@BrunoDietitian @JessBudd2 @NatalieWilcoxRD @katrinalouAPD @bda_renal @BDA_Dietitians Dietary RCTs tricky but not impossible https://t.co/iTirAg5CoN

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Greg Katz
@gregorykatz · X

For instance, the DASH trial cited in this study is only over 8 weeks and only impacted surrogate endpoints https://t.co/kE7MyCnOMx

Mar 22, 2019 · 1 like · 783 followers View post →
Joel Topf
@kidneyboy.bsky.social · Bluesky

Currently reviewing this landmark study establishing DASH: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199704173361601#t=article

Nov 28, 2017 · 1 share View post →