Adherence to a DASH-style Diet Reduced the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke

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Adherence to a DASH-style Diet Reduced the Risk of Coronary Heart

Disease and Stroke

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Reference: " Adherence to a DASH-style diet and risk of coronary heart

disease and stroke in women, " Fung TT, Chiuve SE, et al, Arch Intern

Med, 2008; 168(7): 713-20. (Address: Department of Nutrition,

College, 300 The Fenway, and Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's

Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA. E-mail: fung@... ).

Summary: In a prospective cohort study involving 88,517 female nurses

between the ages of 34 and 59 years, adherence to a DASH (Dietary

Approaches to Stop Hypertension)-style diet was found to be associated

with a lower risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Over a 24 year

follow-up period, 2,129 cases of incident nonfatal myocardial

infarction, 976 CHD deaths, and 2,317 [corrected] cases of stroke were

documented. DASH score was based on consumption of fruits, vegetables,

whole grains, nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy, red and processed meats,

sweetened beverages, and sodium. After adjusting for various potentially

confounding factors, the relative risks of CHD across quintiles of DASH

score were found to be: 1.0, 0.99, 0.86, 0.87, and 0.76, and the

multivariate relative risks of stroke were found to be: 1.0, 0.92, 0.91,

and 0.82. In addition, a higher DASH score was significantly associated

with lower plasma C-reactive protein and lower plasma interleu kin-6

levels. The authors conclude, " Adherence to the DASH-style diet is

associated with a lower risk of CHD and stroke among middle-aged women

during 24 years of follow-up. "

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