High blood pressure: Using the DASH diet

Where to go from here

Now that you have read these tips on following the DASH diet, you are ready to change your eating habits to lower your high blood pressure.

For more sample menus and recipes for the DASH eating plan, contact the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Go to www.nhlbi.nih.gov and search for DASH. Or go to www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash. Or write to the NHLBI Health Information Center, P.O. Box 30105, Bethesda, MD 20824-0105, and request information on the DASH diet.

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Author:	Robin Parks, MS	Last Updated: April 10, 2009
Medical Review:	Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD - Cardiology Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition
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