- ISBN: 9781479297436 | 1479297437
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/11/2012
DASH Diet Plan: Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure (2nd Edition) is already fixed the printed plan issue and all new tables and plans are changed for easy reading.Introduction;Research has found that diet affects the development of high blood pressure, or hypertension (the medical term). Recently, two studies showed that following a particular eatingplan-called the DASH diet-and reducing the amount of sodium consumed lowers blood pressure. While each step alone lowers blood pressure, the combination of the eating planand a reduced sodium intake gives the biggest benefit and may help prevent the development of high blood pressure.