Dash diet
There are many diet plans recommended for the cure of many diseases or for the purpose of weight loss Dash diet has been primarily designed to cope with the problem of hypertension.
The diet plan suggests including all healthy resources of food, not excluding much except for the fat. Healthy fat from any source, plant-based or animal source is allowed but in limited amounts, like all other diet plans much use of processed sugar is prohibited, rather fruits are recommended in good portions.
Primarily it is not planned for weight loss, you may not have to skip so much from your food, and it accompanies some advantages over other food plans including the three discussed below.
Safe to follow as you are not missing out on any important nutrient from the diet,
Simple as you don’t have to particularly skip anything, or stay hungry for longer periods just to eat healthy in moderate amounts.
Sustainable,
First, because it won’t increase your budget by adding or removing expensive items in your diet.
Secondly, on any other diet, if you reduce carbs too much, the body starts craving carbs and it is difficult for the person to stop the craving and keep it up for longer periods of time. That is not the case here with Dash diet so this is sustainable.
Third, you have a variety of food to choose from. It does not take away all the pleasure of eating from your life.
How does it work to regulate blood pressure?
As it is basically designed to reduce high blood pressure
It focuses on the reduction of a sodium-rich diet, which is generally added into the diet as table salt, it mainly focuses on increasing the potassium levels by eating fresh veggies and fruits, as the potassium does the opposite to the sodium and helps reduce blood pressure.
So less added salts, less fat, and less refined sugar plus increased potassium intake help reduce blood pressure.
The new studies recommend the fructose in sugar to be the cause of high LDL levels, or increased blood pressure as well. So a reduction in consumption of processed sugar is also recommended.
How will it help reduce weight?
Well, it’s not mainly designed to lose weight, but it helps as it allows to stick to healthy meal plans. It is achieved in many ways
First eating a lot of vegetables and fruits allow you to have more fiber in your diet. giving you a feeling of fullness.
Secondly, the sugar content from fruits does not absorb that fast because of fibers. That is why it does not cause much insulin trigger. As you know excessive insulin release causes excess sugar stored in your body and convert to fat finally.
But reducing the calorie intake is recommended if you want to lose weight.
As you are not cutting down on macronutrients such as carbs, healthy fat, and proteins, you don’t crave food and stay full. Eating whole fruits with fiber also keeps you full, so this fact helps reduce weight. According to studies, it works really well to reduce weight as well if followed properly.
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