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A Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure

Lawrence J. Appel, Thomas J. Moore, Eva Obarzanek, William M. Vollmer, Laura P. Svetkey, Frank M. Sacks, George A. Bray, Thomas Vogt, Jeffrey A. Cutler, MARLENE M WINDHAUSER,

New England Journal of Medicine · 1997 · 5.9K citations · 22 references

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A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy foods and with reduced saturated and total fat can substantially lower blood pressure. This diet offers an additional nutritional approach to preventing and treating hypertension.

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Rationale and design of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension trial (DASH)

Frank M. Sacks, Eva Obarzanek, MARLENE M WINDHAUSER et al. · Annals of Epidemiology · 1995 · 471 citations · Full text

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INTERSALT study findings. Public health and medical care implications.

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