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...decrease in blood pressure occurred regardless of race or gender and whether or not study participants ate a "typical American diet," which is high in saturated fats and skimps on fruits and vegetables, or the so-called DASH (for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, which emphasizes lots of fresh produce, low-fat dairy, fish and fewer sweets and which was proved in 1997 to reduce hypertension. The biggest decreases in blood pressure in this study were recorded in subjects who ate the DASH diet and reduced their sodium intake...
...least 120/80 mm Hg, which is at the high end of what's considered ideal--and blood pressure usually increases with age. "We can't put everyone on drug therapy," says Dr. Frank Sacks of the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the chairman of the DASH-sodium study. But everyone can try to do with a dash less salt...
...second study the DASH diet had a smaller effect," Sacks says. "I don't have an explanation other than that it was a different sample...
...most important thing [for the DASH diet and salt study] is implementation," Sacks says. "The food industry and the national and international health policy groups should take a look at this and should consider more stringent guidelines...
Captain Brenda Taylor ran her usual three events, but surprisingly was edged out in the 60-meter dash by Northeastern senior Nikiya Reid. Taylor did finish with two wins on the day, narrowly defeating Reid in the 60-meter hurdles and 200-meter dash...