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Measures to be Considered for Compliance with DASH Diet Recommendation-2

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with DASH diet recommendations as follows: Choose soups made of lean meat and fresh vegetables. Try using low fat alternatives versus heavy cream, while making soups. Prepare all your soups a day ahead before consumption. Refrigerating them overnight and removing any extra fat that floats to the top the following morning, can help reduce consumption of unhealthy fats. Significant portion of our daily salt/sodium intake [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with DASH Diet Recommendation-1

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with DASH diet recommendations as follows: Pay close attention to food labels. Focus upon choosing foods low in saturated fat, trans fats, and LDL cholesterol. Look for food items with the label rich in unsaturated fat and HDL cholesterol. Also, look for food items with the label reduced salt or no added salt. Dairy products, such as, buttermilk, cottage cheese, and processed cheese are very [...]

Guidelines for DASH Diet-2

Patient was educated on guidelines for DASH diet as follows: DASH diet aims to cut down consumption of food sources high in sodium content. DASH diet also aims at making choices for low sodium alternatives on the foods we consume and preparation products we use for cooking. When buying food products, always read the nutrition labels to note for the sodium content in each serving of the food item. As a benchmark, foods that contain [...]

Guidelines for DASH Diet-1

Patient was educated on guidelines for DASH diet as follows: DASH diet stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. This essentially deals with observing strict moderation with intake of all the dietary sources at risk to enhance the blood pressure and worsen cardiac function, such as, sodium/salt and cholesterol/fats. DASH diet plan also deals with promotion of intake of all the dietary sources that potentially are known to improve blood pressure control, such as, low [...]

Indications for DASH diet-3

Patient was educated on indications DASH diet as follows: History of stroke: Poorly controlled hypertension is a serious risk factor for stroke and individuals with history of stroke can present with fresh episodes of stroke, secondary to poorly controlled hypertension. DASH diet recommendation with reduced sodium intake in these individuals can lead to reduced risk for further deterioration of BP control and fresh episodes of stroke. Poorly controlled diabetes: Poorly controlled blood sugars can contribute [...]