DASH Diet

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Dash Diet
DASH means dietary approaches to stop hypertension, and it is a dietary approach used to control and regulate hypertension (high blood pressure). This dietary approach, as discussed below, differs from the normal diet of a healthy individual because it is richer in fruits and vegetables and promotes the consumption of lean meats and low-fat or fat-free
dairy products (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute). On an overall, the DASH diet is precise compared to My Pyramid because it highlights the precise servings of all the food groups; the My Pyramid plan is not specific about sodium, fats and oils, and sugars.
The DASH approach differs from MyPyramid in that it has more servings of fruits and vegetables; while the DASH is comprised of 4-5 servings of both fruits and vegetables food groups in reference to a 2000 kilocalorie diet, MyPyramid is comprised of 2 ½ servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruits (United States Department of Agriculture, 2018). Also, there are variations in the kinds and number of food groups entailed in both dietary approaches. Whereas the MyPyramid eating plan highlights meat and legumes as one food group, these are deemed as two separate food groups when formulating the DASH diet. However, the legumes are included in the nuts and seeds food groups. Also, the DASH diet factors in the servings of fats and oils while in the My Pyramid, these are used sparingly without an actual indication of the se…