RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Eating Plan on Cardiovascular Risks Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients
JF Diabetes Care
JO Diabetes Care
FD American Diabetes Association
SP 55
OP 57
DO 10.2337/dc10-0676
VO 34
IS 1
A1 Azadbakht, Leila
A1 Fard, Nafiseh Rashidi Pour
A1 Karimi, Majid
A1 Baghaei, Mohammad Hassan
A1 Surkan, Pamela J.
A1 Rahimi, Majid
A1 Esmaillzadeh, Ahmad
A1 Willett, Walter C.
YR 2011
UL http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/34/1/55.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating pattern on cardiometabolic risks in type 2 diabetic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A randomized crossover clinical trial was undertaken in 31 type 2 diabetic patients. For 8 weeks, participants were randomly assigned to a control diet or the DASH eating pattern. RESULTS After following the DASH eating pattern, body weight (P = 0.007) and waist circumference (P = 0.002) reduced significantly. Fasting blood glucose levels and A1C decreased after adoption of the DASH diet (−29.4 ± 6.3 mg/dl; P = 0.04 and −1.7 ± 0.1%; P = 0.04, respectively). After the DASH diet, the mean change for HDL cholesterol levels was higher (4.3 ± 0.9 mg/dl; P = 0.001) and LDL cholesterol was reduced (−17.2 ± 3.5 mg/dl; P = 0.02). Additionally, DASH had beneficial effects on systolic (−13.6 ± 3.5 vs. −3.1 ± 2.7 mmHg; P = 0.02) and diastolic blood pressure (−9.5 ± 2.6 vs. −0.7 ± 3.3 mmHg; P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Among diabetic patients, the DASH diet had beneficial effects on cardiometabolic risks.