health care costs, so identifying modifiable risk factors for heart failure is an important public health goal,” Campos said.
“This research provides a framework for further exploration of the DASH diet as an effective element in the primary prevention of heart failure,” she concluded.
While it’s similar to the Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet differs in that it recommends low-fat dairy products and excludes alcohol.
The study was published online recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
More information
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more on the DASH diet.
