What Is the DASH Diet for Blood Pressure?
More than 65 million Americans (nearly 1 in 3) have high blood pressure. Unfortunately, in more than 90 percent of cases, the cause or causes of high blood pressure are not known. But hypertension research scientists have found certain risk factors that increase a person’s chance of developing high blood pressure. High blood pressure prevention involves minimizing the high blood pressure risks that can be controlled. One of these risk factors is an unhealthy diet.