This year marks the 20th anniversary of the publication showing the blood pressure–lowering effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. A commentary in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association discusses the importance of the diet and the benefits that wider adoption will have for public health. In January, for the seventh year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranked the NIH-developed DASH Diet “best overall” diet.
Washington Post: The DASH diet is proven to work. Why hasn’t it caught on?