DASH DIET

 

 DASH diet helps to keep heart healthy and improve the functioning of heart. This diet is basically lower in sodium and high in Potassium, calcium and Magnesium. DASH stands for Dietary approach to stop hypertension. This diet also focused on more vegetables, fruits, whole grains and fibre enriched food and less in red meat, dairy products, sugary drinks and Trans fat. The purpose of this diet is to reduce the chances of hyper tension. DASH diet also helps to reduce the weight because of the diet involved in this, this is one of the safest ways to reduce weight but  should also include some light weight exercise or required exercise as per the potential of the body.

DASH diet is simple because it does not involve any sophisticated or complicated food; it contains all the basic food which is easily available in market. You can go for protein rich food to cut down any junk foods which are generally packed with more calories. Foods which are taken nowadays are generally more salty and are rich in fat. Sodium intake should be minimised to maintain the healthy heart function and fat should also be regulated to reduce the bad cholesterol. If these things are minimized then it would be a great step towards healthy lifestyle.