The Mediterranean, DASH, and AHEI diets can all lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new meta-analysis suggests.

30-Day DASH Diet Meal Plan for Beginners, Created by a Dietitian Looking to improve your blood pressure? The DASH diet can help. Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD Mon, May 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM PDT 20 min read ...

Compared with patients on the typical US diet with higher sodium, those who received the DASH4D diet with lower sodium showed an average systolic BP reduction of 4.6 mm Hg (95% CI, -7.2 to -2.0 ...

The DASH diet focuses on reducing high blood pressure (hypertension) through low sodium intake, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy, making it more restrictive. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes ...

The DASH diet led to a greater reduction in the estimated ASCVD risk over ten years compared to the control diet, with an absolute difference of −0.12% and a relative difference of −5.33%.

DASH, or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is meant to prevent hypertension, so it emphasizes low salt, which isn’t a major component in the Mediterranean diet.

A modified DASH-style diet modestly reduced blood pressure (BP) for patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension, the DASH4D randomized trial showed. With low-sodium DASH4D meals featuring lower ...