Diet Doc’s Dr. Nishant Rao Explains Why the DASH Diet May not be Comprehensive Enough to Trigger Weight Loss

Detroit, MI, Aug. 28, 2017 -- The DASH Diet was created as a way to lower blood pressure and hypertension risks via a low-sodium diet. DASH stands for “Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension” and it is highly beneficial for a percentage of the population who have sodium related hypertension. While the DASH diet can indeed address hypertension brought on by their diets (approximately 25 percent), Dr. Nishant Rao, Medical Director of Diet Doc cautions that certain forms of hypertension are “completely unrelated to sodium intake, and for these people the Dash diet makes little difference.”

Generally, the avoidance of processed foods is a sound recommendation. However, Dr. Rao explains that the principles of the DASH diet may still be largely incomplete when it comes to weight loss (a critical component in reducing blood pressure) and overall health. “The guidelines on specific macronutrient intake are missing,” states Dr. Rao. “Being that it was created for hypertension, the primary purpose of this diet is not weight management, yet those who use lower calorie versions of the DASH diet would lose weight, but those same rules would apply to doing any low-calorie diet.”

As far as other popular diets are concerned, people who follow low-carb diets for weight loss may actually see their sodium intake rise, along with the other electrolytes such as potassium and magnesium due to the effect of the kidneys wasting electrolytes more rapidly while in ketosis. In fact, one’s sodium intake may be higher on a lower carb diet than a high carb diet. Nevertheless, Diet Doc wants consumers to keep in mind that if weight loss is their primary goal, “The Dash Diet can be helpful for the 25 percent of the population who have sodium sensitive hypertension but it won’t necessarily be beneficial for fat loss.”

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