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A vegetable rich diet designed to lower blood pressure also reduces the risk of congestive heart failure. Scientists studied 36,000 Swedish women for seven years. Those who came closest to following the criteria for the DASH diet were 37 percent less likely to develop heart failure than those eating less healthfully. DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. It includes eight to ten daily servings of vegetables and fruits combined with low-fat dairy products, whole grains, and moderate amounts of fish and chicken rather than red meat. Such a diet results in higher levels of minerals such as magnesium, potassium and calcium. It has been shown to lower blood pressure almost as well as many medications. Lowering the rate of heart failure is an added bonus.
[Archives of Internal Medicine, May 11, 2009]
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/169/9/851
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