Diatery Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet

Join the Seventh report of the National Committee On Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of Hight Blood Pressure (JNC 7) has developed a special diet to patients who have a tendency or who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. This guide known as Diatery Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet. So follow this diet and the food pyramid it is possible to put in a healthy lifestyle.

DASH diet consists of :

• Wheat / grains *  : consumption 5-8 times / day
• Vegetable : consume 4-5 times / day
• Fruits : consume 4-5 times / day
• Milk and dairy products low in fat or fat-free : consumption 2-3 times / day
• Lean meat,poultry, and fish : 6 times the consumption / day
• Nuts : consumption 4-5 times / day
• Fats and Oils : consume 2-3 times / day
• Sugar and Sweeteners : 5 times the consumption / week or less

(* more recommended whole grains (whole grain) as a source of food that is rich in fiber and nutrients)