For the last 30 years, official dietary guidelines for high blood pressure and heart health have been almost 180 degrees off.
This is according to a new study from Benioff’s Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI).
The study found that a higher fat diet significantly improves blood pressure as well as dropping low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) and raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL).
The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet was originally developed to lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol, and boost overall heart health. It is heavily focused on low-fat and non-fat dairy foods.
The study carried out a randomized trial of 36 healthy individuals who tried 3 different diets, each separated by a two-week period:
1) a standard DASH diet
2) a higher fat DASH diet
3) a control diet, which contained less fiber, fruit, and vegetables and more red meat than either of the DASH diets.
Reduced blood pressure was observed in both versions of the DASH diet compared to the control diet.
However, the high fat diet version of DASH reduced LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides (very bad cholesterol) significantly more than the regular DASH diet.
This shows that dietary guidance of “low fat” products have been completely wrong for the last 30 years.
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