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For the last 30 years, official dietary guidelines for high blood pressure and heart health have been almost 180 degrees off. <\/p>\nFor the last 30 years, official dietary guidelines for high blood pressure and heart health have been almost 180 degrees off. <\/p>\n
This is according to a new study from Benioff’s Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI).<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The study carried out a randomized trial of 36 healthy individuals who tried 3 different diets, each separated by a two-week period: <\/p>\n
1)\ta standard DASH diet
\n2)\ta higher fat DASH diet
\n3)\ta control diet, which contained less fiber, fruit, and vegetables and more red meat than either of the DASH diets. <\/p>\n
Reduced blood pressure was observed in both versions of the DASH diet compared to the control diet. <\/p>\n
However, the high fat diet version of DASH reduced LDL (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides (very bad cholesterol) significantly more than the regular DASH diet. <\/p>\n
This shows that dietary guidance of \u201clow fat\u201d products have been completely wrong for the last 30 years.<\/p>\n