Research
Macro partitioning
The DASH diet does not significantly affect fasting glucose, Triglycerides (TAG), or HDL cholesterol concentrations.
Do not expect the DASH diet to significantly lower your blood sugar, Triglycerides, or raise your HDL cholesterol. Its primary benefits are on blood pressure and LDL cholesterol. Manage your expectations and focus on the proven benefits.
StrongRefutesHIGH confidence
The pooled effect of the interventions was not significant for the concentrations of glucose (-0.19 mmol/l, 95% CI -0.39, 0.01, P=0.07), HDL (0.003 mmol/l, 95% CI -0.05, 0.05, P=0.95) and TAG (-0.005 mmol/l, 95% CI -0.06, 0.05, P=0.87).
Why this rating
Meta-analysis of 20 RCTs.
Source
Effects of the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mario Siervo et al. · British Journal Of Nutrition · 2014
Meta-analysis · 20 studiesCited 661×
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