March 19, 2026.The DASH Diet tops for preserving memory. People who followed the DASH diet closely had a 41% lower risk of experiencing cognitive decline, compared with those who did not. This diet beats out the other 5 top diets.

January 5, 2026. US News again puts the DASH diet and the Mediterranean diets on top as America's overall healthiest diets especially for heart health and diabetes control. The Mediterranean and DASH diets are the top overall diets.

August 5, 2025. DASH4D^* diet for glycemic control and glucose variability in type 2 diabetes: a randomized crossover trial. The DASH diet is a promising nutritional approach to substantially improve glycemic control with type 2 diabetes.

June 9, 2025. Dietary Patterns, Sodium Reduction, and Blood Pressure in Type 2 Diabetes. The DASH4D^* Randomized Clinical Trial. For adults with diabetes, the DASH4D diet combined with sodium reduction achieved a clinically relevant reduction in blood pressure.

* DASH4D is a version of the DASH diet, modified for adults with type 2 diabetes.

December 16, 2019. The American Heart Association and The American College of Cardiology new science advisory on dietary cholesterol and heart health. Encourages AHA-recommended diet patterns like the Mediterranean and DASH diets."

May 14, 2019. Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine have reported that the DASH diet reduces risk of heart failure by approximately 50%. Heart failure can lead to frequent hospitalizations and higher mortality rates. About 50% of people who develop heart failure will not survive longer than 5 years, with the risk being higher for men.

May 14, 2019. Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine have reported that the DASH diet reduces risk of heart failure by approximately 50%. Heart failure can lead to frequent hospitalizations and higher mortality rates. About 50% of people who develop heart failure will not survive longer than 5 years, with the risk being higher for men.

January 2, 2019.The new US News diet rankings are out, and the Mediterranean diet is the new #1, the DASH diet is #2 overall. The best of the best, and so delicious in the new book, The DASH Diet Mediterranean Solution.

December 24, 2018.The release of the book that brings the latest research on the DASH diet, showing improved results by combining it with the new top-rated diet, the Mediterranean diet. The best of the best, in the new book, The DASH Diet Mediterranean Solution.

February 26, 2018. The DASH diet has been shown to be associated with reduced risk of depression, in addition to lowering blood pressure. (Presented at the Annual Academy of Neurologists annual meeting in late April, 2018.)

January 3, 2018. DASH diet ranked best diet for 8th year in a row by US News & World Report. Also best for diabetes, heart health, and healthy eating. Originally designed to lower blood pressure, the DASH diet is very effective for weight loss, lowering cholesterol, managing or preventing diabetes.

November 7, 2016. On The Today Show with Kathy Lee and Hoda, 2 women were asked to choose a diet that they would like to follow for a month. One of the ladies chose to follow The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution. Her results were spectacular!

February 24, 2015. How serious is prehypertension? And why is the DASH diet the first recommendation for lifestyle change? The Washington Post helps you understand.

February 6, 2015. Guide to Life: DASH diet proves effective and sustainable. The Columbus Dispatch explains more about how the DASH diet keeps you healthy.

January 6, 2015. For the 5th year in a row, the expert panel from US News & World Report chose the DASH diet as the Best Diet, Healthiest Diet, and the Best Diet for Diabetes. They say, "DASH was developed to fight high blood pressure, not as an all-purpose diet. But it certainly looked like an all-star to our panel of experts, who gave it high marks for its nutritional completeness, safety, ability to prevent or control diabetes, and role in supporting heart health. Though considered to be obscure, it beat out a field full of better-known diets."

December 30, 2014The new book, The DASH Diet Younger You, featured on Good Morning America.

December 17, 2014. From the Journal of the American Medical Association. Low glycemic index foods not needed for full cardiovascular benefits with DASH diet. DASH again proven to lower blood pressure and cholesterol, benefits independent of glycemic index of foods in diet.

December 16, 2015. Google Top Diet Search List: DASH Diet enters the list at #5. A healthy eating plan breaking through the diet clutter.

August 14, 2014. NEJM editorial: Low Sodium Intake — Cardiovascular Health Benefit or Risk? The conclusion? "High-quality diets rich in potassium might achieve greater health benefits, including blood-pressure reduction, than aggressive sodium reduction alone." This continues to reinforce the benefits of the DASH diet which is rich in potassium and moderate (not extremely low) in sodium!

May 18, 2014. In USA Today, Diet and Blood Pressure: It's Not All About the Salt. The first DASH diet research study lowered blood pressure as well as the first-line medications, in as little as 14 days, and without cutting back on salt. The key foods? Fruits, vegetables, and low-fat and nonfat dairy, along with nuts, beans, lean meats/fish/poultry, mostly whole grains, and heart healthy fats.

March 1, 2014. The DASH Diet shows significant improvements in reducing kidney stone formation conditions as compared with conventional low-oxalate diets.

February 28, 2014. The DASH diet could be a better solution for lowering the risk of kidney stones, as compared to traditional advice. Huffington Post.

January 3, 2014. US News & World Report selects the"obscure" DASH diet as the best diet, the healthiest diet, and the best diet for diabetes for the 4th year in a row.

November 12, 2013. The new guidelines for preventing heart disease and strokes, from The American Heart Association and The American College of Cardiology recommend the DASH diet, which "emphasize[s] fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, poultry, fish and nuts."

January 18, 2013. The DASH Diet Weight Loss Solution was ranked as one of the top diet books of 2013. Why? Because it is based on science, doesn't involve deprivation, and is easy-to-follow.

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January 7, 2013. Best Diets For the third year in a row, the expert panel of physicians and nutrition professors ranked the DASH diet as the Best Diet Overall. Full Story: in US News & World Report.

December 3, 2012. It's not too late to drop a dress size by Christmas! A brilliantly simple new diet that's sweeping the U.S. targets your tum - and boosts your health. Full Story: from the Daily Mail (UK) newspaper.

From the November 25, 2012 Sunday London Times The DASH diet: the weight-loss plan approved by doctors "When doctors devised an eating plan to fight high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes, weight loss was an added bonus. An eating programme devised by doctors to fight high blood pressure has become the latest weight-loss phenomenon and named America’s healthiest diet two years in a row."

DASH was featured in an Australian TV news story on November 23, 2012 It's the blood pressure diet some older Aussies claim gives them a new lease on life.

January, 2009, Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally - These smart strategies can get your numbers down. The DASH diet, featured in a Better Health and Living magazine article about how to manage blood pressure, naturally.

Thu Apr 24, 2008 1:49pm EDT, Reuters.com - Healthy diet cuts teens' blood pressure NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adolescents with elevated blood pressure can lower their blood pressure and improve their nutrient intake by following a teen version of the so-called DASH diet, results of a new study suggest.

April 14, 2008 Blood Pressure Diet Helps Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Healthy Women, Long-Term Study Says. (AP Online delivered by Newstex) -- A large study offers the strongest evidence yet that a diet the government recommends for lowering blood pressure can save people from heart attack and stroke.

But vitamin supplements do not do the trick. . .

Aug 14, 2007 11:36am EDT Common vitamins no help for women's hearts: study - Middle-aged women at risk for heart disease received little benefit from taking vitamins C, E or beta carotene, researchers said on Monday.