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  • Review
  • Open Access
8,111 Views
31 Pages

DASH Diet and Preeclampsia Prevention: A Literature Review

  • Dimitris Baroutis,
  • Eleni Katsianou,
  • Diamantis Athanasiou,
  • Aikaterini-Gavriela Giannakaki,
  • Panagiotis Antsaklis,
  • Marianna Theodora,
  • George Daskalakis and
  • Makarios Eleftheriades

17 June 2025

The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, characterized by high consumption of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and limited intake of saturated fats, cholesterol, and refined sugars, has been suggested to reduc...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
12,007 Views
20 Pages

Effectiveness of DASH Diet versus Other Diet Modalities in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Juan José Valenzuela-Fuenzalida,
  • Vicente Silva Bravo,
  • Laura Moyano Valarezo,
  • María Fernanda Delgado Retamal,
  • Josefa Matta Leiva,
  • Alejandro Bruna-Mejías,
  • Pablo Nova-Baeza,
  • Mathias Orellana-Donoso,
  • Alejandra Suazo-Santibañez and
  • Hector Gutierrez-Espinoza
  • + 1 author

10 September 2024

Background: Metabolic syndrome refers to the coexistence of several known cardiovascular risk factors, including insulin resistance, obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, and hypertension. These conditions are interrelated and share underlying mediators...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,797 Views
17 Pages

4 December 2024

In 2022, healthy sleep was included as part of Life’s Essential 8, which are a cluster of fundamental factors for cardiovascular health. In many studies, sleep duration and/or quality have also been found to be related to human health. The purp...

  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
29,462 Views
24 Pages

Dietary Management of Heart Failure: DASH Diet and Precision Nutrition Perspectives

  • Brooke E. Wickman,
  • Byambaa Enkhmaa,
  • Ronit Ridberg,
  • Erick Romero,
  • Martin Cadeiras,
  • Frederick Meyers and
  • Francene Steinberg

10 December 2021

Heart failure (HF) is a major health care burden increasing in prevalence over time. Effective, evidence-based interventions for HF prevention and management are needed to improve patient longevity, symptom control, and quality of life. Dietary Appro...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
65 Citations
29,286 Views
13 Pages

Adherence to the DASH Diet and Risk of Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Xenophon Theodoridis,
  • Michail Chourdakis,
  • Lydia Chrysoula,
  • Violeta Chroni,
  • Ilias Tirodimos,
  • Konstantina Dipla,
  • Eugenia Gkaliagkousi and
  • Areti Triantafyllou

24 July 2023

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the level of adherence to the DASH diet on hypertension risk by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis. A systematic literature search was performed. Two independent investigators performed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,234 Views
11 Pages

Effects of Mediterranean Diet, DASH Diet, and Plant-Based Diet on Outcomes among End Stage Kidney Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Mariam Charkviani,
  • Charat Thongprayoon,
  • Supawit Tangpanithandee,
  • Pajaree Krisanapan,
  • Jing Miao,
  • Michael A. Mao and
  • Wisit Cheungpasitporn

28 December 2022

Background: The Mediterranean, Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH), and plant-based diets may provide cardiovascular benefit to the general population. However, data on their effect on end stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients are limited. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,756 Views
27 Pages

Longitudinal Associations between Monetary Value of the Diet, DASH Diet Score and the Allostatic Load among Middle-Aged Urban Adults

  • May A. Beydoun,
  • Amelie Nkodo,
  • Marie T. Fanelli-Kuczmarski,
  • Ana I. Maldonado,
  • Hind A. Beydoun,
  • Barry M. Popkin,
  • Michele K. Evans and
  • Alan B. Zonderman

3 October 2019

Lower cost can lead to poorer-quality diets, potentially worsening metabolic profiles. We explored these pathways among urban adults. Longitudinal data were extracted from 1224–1479 participants in the Healthy Aging in Neighborhoods of Diversit...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
12,320 Views
23 Pages

Impact of the Level of Adherence to the DASH Diet on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Xenophon Theodoridis,
  • Areti Triantafyllou,
  • Lydia Chrysoula,
  • Fotios Mermigkas,
  • Violeta Chroni,
  • Konstantina Dipla,
  • Eugenia Gkaliagkousi and
  • Michail Chourdakis

7 August 2023

Introduction: the objective of our study was to systematically review the current literature and perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of the level of adherence to the DASH diet on blood pressure. Methods: The identification of relevant stud...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
10,312 Views
16 Pages

18 March 2021

The rising incidence of cardiometabolic diseases and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a leading public health problem in East Asia. Diet is an important modifiable risk factor; thus, adopting a healthy diet such as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hyper...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,758 Views
14 Pages

A High-Quality Diet, as Measured by the DASH Score, Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Metabolic Syndrome and Visceral Obesity

  • Klaudia Konikowska,
  • Wojciech Bombała,
  • Andrzej Szuba,
  • Dorota Różańska and
  • Bożena Regulska-Ilow

The current study was designed to examine the relationship between diet quality, as measured by the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) score, and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components. The study was cross-sectiona...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,125 Views
12 Pages

Concordance between Dash Diet and Hypertension: Results from the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study

  • Bridget Murphy Hussain,
  • Andrea L. Deierlein,
  • Alka M. Kanaya,
  • Sameera A. Talegawkar,
  • Joyce A. O’Connor,
  • Meghana D. Gadgil,
  • Yong Lin and
  • Niyati Parekh

17 August 2023

High blood pressure is an important predictor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), particularly among South Asians, who are at higher risk for ASCVD when compared to other population groups. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
754 Views
17 Pages

Blood Pressure Control Is Associated with Moderate, but Not Necessarily High, Adherence to the DASH Diet in Older Adults

  • Rafael Luengo-Dilla,
  • Adriana Ortega-Hernández,
  • Mónica Álvarez-González,
  • Javier Gutiérrez-Corral,
  • Javier Modrego,
  • Macarena Torrego-Ellacuría,
  • Sergio de la Torre-Rodríguez,
  • Imane Jeidane-Bentefrit,
  • Julia García-García and
  • The SEGOVIA Study Group
  • + 3 authors

20 January 2026

Background/Objectives: Hypertension control remains a global challenge. Evidence on the association between adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and blood pressure (BP) control in older Mediterranean populations is lim...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,161 Views
26 Pages

Changes in Choline Metabolites and Ceramides in Response to a DASH-Style Diet in Older Adults

  • Brianna N. Tate,
  • Gary P. Van Guilder,
  • Marwa Aly,
  • Lisa A. Spence,
  • M. Elena Diaz-Rubio,
  • Henry H. Le,
  • Elizabeth L. Johnson,
  • Joseph W. McFadden and
  • Cydne A. Perry

23 August 2023

This feeding trial evaluated the impact of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet on changes in plasma choline, choline metabolites, and ceramides in obese older adults; 28 adults consumed 3oz (n = 15) or 6oz (n = 13) of beef within a stand...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,934 Views
19 Pages

7 January 2025

Background. The relationship between heart failure (HF) and Mediterranean and DASH diets is not well delineated. This meta-analysis aimed to assess the effectiveness of high adherence to Mediterranean and DASH diets compared to low adherence in reduc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,937 Views
10 Pages

Potassium Intake—(Un)Expected Non-Predictor of Higher Serum Potassium Levels in Hemodialysis DASH Diet Consumers

  • Cristina Garagarza,
  • Ana Valente,
  • Cristina Caetano,
  • Inês Ramos,
  • Joana Sebastião,
  • Mariana Pinto,
  • Telma Oliveira,
  • Aníbal Ferreira and
  • Catarina Sousa Guerreiro

15 May 2022

As high serum potassium levels can lead to adverse outcomes in hemodialysis (HD) patients, dietary potassium is frequently restricted in these patients. However, recent studies have questioned whether dietary potassium really affects serum potassium...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,539 Views
16 Pages

Adherence to Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet as a Protective Factor for Ischemic Stroke and Its Influence on Disability Level: A Case–Control Study in Lebanon

  • Jad El Masri,
  • Hani Finge,
  • Tarek Baroud,
  • Najla Ajaj,
  • Mariam Houmani,
  • Maya Ghazi,
  • Mahmoud Younes,
  • Pascale Salameh and
  • Hassan Hosseini

20 September 2024

Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. An important strategy in controlling hypertension is dietary modification. The present study evaluates the effect of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet on the risk...

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
7,020 Views
18 Pages

6 August 2023

Smartphone apps might provide an opportunity to support the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, a healthy diet designed to help lower blood pressure. This study evaluated DASH diet self-management apps based on their quality, likely...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,409 Views
16 Pages

4 December 2019

The relationship between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in people with schizophrenia is unknown and remains to be investigated. Therefore, we have conducted a three-month parallel-group randomize...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
13,638 Views
14 Pages

A Calorie-Restricted DASH Diet Reduces Body Fat and Maintains Muscle Strength in Obese Older Adults

  • Cydne A. Perry,
  • Gary P. Van Guilder,
  • Alyssa Kauffman and
  • Mosharraf Hossain

30 December 2019

This study examined the effect of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet containing lean red meat on measures of body composition and muscle strength in a cohort of obese adults 65 and older; 36 males (n = 15) and females (n = 21) co...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1,432 Views
13 Pages

The Effect of the DASH Diet on the Development of Gestational Hypertension in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Anastasios Alatsis,
  • Nikoleta Aikaterini Xixi,
  • Rozeta Sokou,
  • Paraskevi Volaki,
  • Styliani Paliatsiou,
  • Zoi Iliodromiti,
  • Nicoletta Iacovidou and
  • Theodora Boutsikou

14 January 2026

Background/Objectives: Gestational hypertension is associated with increased maternal and fetal morbidity. The DASH diet is designed to reduce blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health. Our aim is to evaluate the efficacy of adherence to the D...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,531 Views
16 Pages

DASH Diet as a Proposal for Improvement in Cellular Immunity and Its Association with Metabolic Parameters in Persons with Overweight and Obesity

  • Carmen Paulina Rodríguez-López,
  • María Cristina González-Torres,
  • Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas and
  • Oralia Nájera-Medina

9 October 2021

The development of obesity entails a chronic low-grade inflammatory state with increased pro-inflammatory cells, mainly in visceral adipose tissue (VAT). Additionally, dietary patterns have an influence on the regulation of chronic inflammation. Diet...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,664 Views
12 Pages

The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet and Metabolites in Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Catharine A. Couch,
  • Zsuzsanna Ament,
  • Amit Patki,
  • Naruchorn Kijpaisalratana,
  • Varun Bhave,
  • Alana C. Jones,
  • Nicole D. Armstrong,
  • Katharine L. Cheung,
  • W. Taylor Kimberly and
  • Marguerite Ryan Irvin
  • + 1 author

29 July 2024

The Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) is a hybrid of the Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diets, and its association with renal outcomes remains unclear. In the REasons for Geographic a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
248 Views
13 Pages

Bifidobacterium Mediates the Associations Between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet and Blood Pressure and Blood Lipids in Chinese Adults

  • Qiong Zhang,
  • Yun Zhang,
  • Maoxin Ren,
  • Yanjun Deng,
  • Yuanyao Chen,
  • Guang Li,
  • Hao Feng,
  • Xiaobao Wang,
  • Yuhao Cui and
  • Sumei Xiao
  • + 3 authors

28 February 2026

Background: The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet effectively lowers blood pressure and improves blood lipid profiles. However, it remains unclear how the DASH diet contributes to gut microbiota and how the gut microbes affect these...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,407 Views
8 Pages

Urine and Plasma Metabolome of Healthy Adults Consuming the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet: A Randomized Pilot Feeding Study

  • Shirin Pourafshar,
  • Mira Nicchitta,
  • Crystal C. Tyson,
  • Laura P. Svetkey,
  • David L. Corcoran,
  • James R. Bain,
  • Michael J. Muehlbauer,
  • Olga Ilkayeva,
  • Thomas M. O’Connell and
  • Julia J. Scialla
  • + 1 author

22 May 2021

We aimed to identify plasma and urine metabolites altered by the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet in a post-hoc analysis of a pilot feeding trial. Twenty adult participants with un-medicated hypertension consumed a Control diet for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,346 Views
11 Pages

4 May 2023

Several studies have demonstrated that adhering to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet may result in decreased blood pressure levels and hypertension risk. This may be an effect of a reduction in central obesity. In the current st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,165 Views
15 Pages

Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Over 170,000 Individuals from the UK Biobank Identifies Seven Loci Associated with Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet

  • Olatz Mompeo,
  • Maxim B. Freidin,
  • Rachel Gibson,
  • Pirro G. Hysi,
  • Paraskevi Christofidou,
  • Eran Segal,
  • Ana M. Valdes,
  • Tim D. Spector,
  • Cristina Menni and
  • Massimo Mangino

21 October 2022

Diet is a modifiable risk factor for common chronic diseases and mental health disorders, and its effects are under partial genetic control. To estimate the impact of diet on individual health, most epidemiological and genetic studies have focused on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
11,627 Views
18 Pages

Daily Amount of Purine in Commonly Recommended Well-Balanced Diets in Japan and Overseas

  • Kiyoko Kaneko,
  • Keito Tsuruga,
  • Fukue Takayanagi,
  • Tomoko Fukuuchi,
  • Noriko Yamaoka,
  • Reiko Seki and
  • Shin Fujimori

27 November 2024

Background/Objectives: A low purine diet has been recommended for patients with gout and hyperuricemia, but there are concerns about excessive carbohydrates and a lack of protein. A well-balanced diet in accordance with general dietary guidelines is...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
21 Citations
15,860 Views
23 Pages

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension via Indo-Mediterranean Foods, May Be Superior to DASH Diet Intervention

  • Ram B. Singh,
  • Fatemeh Nabavizadeh,
  • Jan Fedacko,
  • Dominik Pella,
  • Natalia Vanova,
  • Patrik Jakabcin,
  • Ghizal Fatima,
  • Rie Horuichi,
  • Toru Takahashi and
  • Andrea Jakabcinova
  • + 3 authors

22 December 2022

Western-type diet with high salt and sugar, sedentary behavior, obesity, tobacco and alcoholism are important risk factors for hypertension. This review aims to highlight the role of western diet-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in the patho...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
8,403 Views
24 Pages

Dietary Patterns and Brain Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Narrative Review

  • Jamie A. Seabrook,
  • Abolfazl Avan,
  • Colleen O’Connor,
  • Harry Prapavessis,
  • Lindsay Nagamatsu,
  • Jasna Twynstra,
  • Saverio Stranges,
  • Arlene MacDougall and
  • Vladimir Hachinski

24 April 2025

Diet has a profound impact on brain health, particularly in middle-aged and older adults, who are at increased risk of cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases. Various dietary patterns, including the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), Dietary App...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,755 Views
22 Pages

25 July 2024

The aim of this study was to assess the quality of diets among midwives working in a shift system and to analyze variations in their dietary habits according to their working hours. In a group of fifty midwives employed in four public hospitals in Wr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
114 Citations
29,009 Views
20 Pages

Diet in the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Knowledge and Future Research Requirements

  • Oliwia Stefaniak,
  • Małgorzata Dobrzyńska,
  • Sławomira Drzymała-Czyż and
  • Juliusz Przysławski

30 October 2022

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that is becoming a major health problem in today’s world due to the aging population. Despite it being widely known that diet has a significant impact on the prevention and progression of Alzheimer’s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,845 Views
17 Pages

Dietary Patterns and Blood Biochemical and Metabolic Parameters in an Italian Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Marta Cecchini,
  • Teresa Urbano,
  • Daniela Lasagni,
  • Tiziana De Luca,
  • Marcella Malavolti,
  • Claudia Baraldi,
  • Sara Grioni,
  • Claudia Agnoli,
  • Sabina Sieri and
  • Tommaso Filippini
  • + 5 authors

5 August 2022

Diet has long been identified as a major determinant of cardiovascular and other chronic diseases. In this study, we assess the relation between adherence to different dietary patterns and biochemical and metabolic parameters as well as the 10-year r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,980 Views
14 Pages

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Score and Its Association with Sleep Quality in a National Survey of Middle-Aged and Older Men and Women

  • Hailun Liang,
  • Hind A. Beydoun,
  • Sharmin Hossain,
  • Ana Maldonado,
  • Alan B. Zonderman,
  • Marie T. Fanelli-Kuczmarski and
  • May A. Beydoun

22 May 2020

Complex processes appear to link sleep duration and quality with dietary patterns. Numerous studies show healthful benefits of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, but few have examined its association with sleep duration or quali...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,073 Views
17 Pages

Determinants of Diet Quality in Adolescents: Results from the Prospective Population-Based EVA-Tyrol and EVA4YOU Cohorts

  • Katharina Mueller,
  • Alex Messner,
  • Johannes Nairz,
  • Bernhard Winder,
  • Anna Staudt,
  • Katharina Stock,
  • Nina Gande,
  • Christoph Hochmayr,
  • Benoît Bernar and
  • on behalf of the EVA-Tyrol and EVA4YOU Study Groups
  • + 7 authors

18 December 2023

(1) Background: Unhealthy dietary behaviors are estimated to be one of the leading causes of death globally and are often shaped at a young age. Here, we investigated adolescent diet quality and its predictors, including nutrition knowledge, in two l...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,603 Views
13 Pages

Influence of the DASH Diet on Gestational Weight Gain and Perinatal Outcomes in Women with Pre-Existing Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Clinical Trial

  • Gabriella P. Belfort,
  • Dayana R. Farias,
  • Patricia de C. Padilha,
  • Letícia B. G. da Silva,
  • Karina dos Santos,
  • Mayara S. dos Santos,
  • Lenita Zajdenverg,
  • Elisa Keating and
  • Claudia Saunders

10 November 2023

Background: This study aimed to investigate the influence of the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet on gestational weight gain and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes mellitus (PDM). Methods: A randomized,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
10,269 Views
11 Pages

Why and How the Indo-Mediterranean Diet May Be Superior to Other Diets: The Role of Antioxidants in the Diet

  • Ram B. Singh,
  • Jan Fedacko,
  • Ghizal Fatima,
  • Aminat Magomedova,
  • Shaw Watanabe and
  • Galal Elkilany

21 February 2022

The Seven Countries Study showed that traditional Japanese and Mediterranean diets are protective against cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The Japanese diet is considered the healthiest because it provides Japanese populations with the highest longevi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
124 Citations
18,899 Views
19 Pages

Mediterranean Diet and Other Dietary Patterns in Primary Prevention of Heart Failure and Changes in Cardiac Function Markers: A Systematic Review

  • Karina Sanches Machado d’Almeida,
  • Stefanny Ronchi Spillere,
  • Priccila Zuchinali and
  • Gabriela Corrêa Souza

10 January 2018

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a complex syndrome and is recognized as the ultimate pathway of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Studies using nutritional strategies based on dietary patterns have proved to be effective for the prevention and treatmen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,909 Views
12 Pages

Adherence to DASH Dietary Pattern and Its Association with Incident Hyperuricemia Risk: A Prospective Study in Chinese Community Residents

  • Kangqi Yi,
  • Shuheng Cui,
  • Minhua Tang,
  • Yiling Wu,
  • Yu Xiang,
  • Yuting Yu,
  • Xin Tong,
  • Yonggen Jiang,
  • Qi Zhao and
  • Genming Zhao

16 November 2022

Hyperuricemia represents a great burden on global public health, and it is important to provide effective guidance at the level of dietary patterns. We evaluated the association between the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,659 Views
13 Pages

22 December 2019

The influence of individual lifestyle factors is widely described in studies on semen quality. However, their synergistic effect is often neglected. The aim of the study was to examine the association between semen quality and dietary approaches to s...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6,707 Views
39 Pages

12 November 2025

Background: The pursuit of longevity has long been central to nutritional science, with growing evidence underscoring the profound influence of dietary patterns on lifespan and overall health. While various diets have been associated with improved we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,858 Views
18 Pages

Deriving the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Score in Women from Seven Pregnancy Cohorts from the European ALPHABET Consortium

  • Adrien M. Aubert,
  • Anne Forhan,
  • Blandine de Lauzon-Guillain,
  • Ling-Wei Chen,
  • Kinga Polanska,
  • Wojciech Hanke,
  • Agnieszka Jankowska,
  • Sara M. Mensink-Bout,
  • Liesbeth Duijts and
  • Jonathan Y. Bernard
  • + 9 authors

8 November 2019

The ALPHABET consortium aims to examine the interplays between maternal diet quality, epigenetics and offspring health in seven pregnancy/birth cohorts from five European countries. We aimed to use the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,493 Views
15 Pages

Association of DASH and Depressive Symptoms with BMI over Adulthood in Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Adults Examined in the HANDLS Study

  • Marie Fanelli Kuczmarski,
  • Sharmin Hossain,
  • May A. Beydoun,
  • Ana Maldonando,
  • Michele K. Evans and
  • Alan B. Zonderman

3 December 2019

Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is linked to slower weight gain over time. Elevated depressive symptoms may lead to poor quality diets, potentially increasing Body Mass Index (BMI). This study explored these pathw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,086 Views
15 Pages

The Effect of Intensive Dietary Intervention on the Level of RANTES and CXCL4 Chemokines in Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Randomised Study

  • Magdalena Makarewicz-Wujec,
  • Jan Henzel,
  • Mariusz Kruk,
  • Cezary Kępka,
  • Łukasz Wardziak,
  • Piotr Trochimiuk,
  • Andrzej Parzonko,
  • Marcin Demkow,
  • Zofia Dzielińska and
  • Malgorzata Kozłowska-Wojciechowska

16 February 2021

Background: Inflammation is the key pathophysiological mechanism of the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis. The study objective was to assess the effects of a dietary intervention based on the model of the dietary approaches to stop hypert...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,269 Views
13 Pages

Association of Dietary Pattern, Lifestyle and Chronotype with Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly—Lessons from the Population-Based Hamburg City Health Study

  • Claudia Terschüren,
  • Lukas Damerau,
  • Elina Larissa Petersen,
  • Volker Harth,
  • Matthias Augustin and
  • Birgit-Christiane Zyriax

In aging populations, the increasing prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the resulting elevated risk of developing non-communicable diseases is a major challenge for worldwide health care. The elderly population-based Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
9,427 Views
19 Pages

Dietary Patterns in Secondary Prevention of Heart Failure: A Systematic Review

  • Gabriela Dos Reis Padilha,
  • Karina Sanches Machado d’Almeida,
  • Stefanny Ronchi Spillere and
  • Gabriela Corrêa Souza

26 June 2018

Background: Diet is an important factor in secondary prevention of heart failure (HF) but there is still no consensus as to which dietary model should be adopted by this population. This systematic review aims to clarify the relationship between diet...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
764 Views
20 Pages

Diet, Physical Exercise, and Gut Microbiota Modulation in Metabolic Syndrome: A Narrative Review

  • Ana Onu,
  • Andrei Tutu,
  • Daniela-Marilena Trofin,
  • Ilie Onu,
  • Anca-Irina Galaction,
  • Cristiana Amalia Onita,
  • Daniel-Andrei Iordan and
  • Daniela-Viorelia Matei

10 January 2026

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multifactorial condition characterized by insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and central obesity, and is strongly influenced by lifestyle factors. Growing evidence highlights the gut microbiota...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,693 Views
18 Pages

19 February 2024

It is unknown whether the impact of high diet quality and physical activity depends on the level of polygenic risk score (PRS) in different ancestries. Our cross-sectional study utilized de-identified data from 1987–2010 for self-reported European Am...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,886 Views
19 Pages

Impact of Dietary Patterns on the Lipidemic Profile and the Cardiovascular Risk in Stage 1 Hypertension: A Post Hoc Analysis of the HINTreat Trial

  • Anastasios Vamvakis,
  • Antonios Lazaridis,
  • Maria G. Grammatikopoulou,
  • Anastasia Malliora,
  • Kyriaki Tsiroukidou,
  • Christos Tzimos,
  • Andrea Di Blasio,
  • Pascal Izzicupo and
  • Eugenia Gkaliagkousi

14 August 2025

Background/Objectives: In hypertension (HTN), lifestyle modification is important for controlling blood pressure (BP) and lipidemic profile. The HINTreat trial showed that an anti-inflammatory diet was associated with improved endothelial function, a...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,817 Views
8 Pages

Black Garlic and Pomegranate Standardized Extracts for Blood Pressure Improvement: A Non-Randomized Diet-Controlled Study

  • Federica Fogacci,
  • Antonio Di Micoli,
  • Elisa Grandi,
  • Giulia Fiorini,
  • Claudio Borghi and
  • Arrigo F. G. Cicero

26 September 2022

Recently released position papers by the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA) provide therapeutic recommendations for the use of nutraceuticals in the management of high blood pressure (BP) and hyperte...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,971 Views
16 Pages

Usefulness of MCP-1 Chemokine in the Monitoring of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Subjected to Intensive Dietary Intervention: A Pilot Study

  • Magdalena Makarewicz-Wujec,
  • Jan Henzel,
  • Cezary Kępka,
  • Mariusz Kruk,
  • Łukasz Wardziak,
  • Piotr Trochimiuk,
  • Andrzej Parzonko,
  • Zofia Dzielińska,
  • Marcin Demkow and
  • Małgorzata Kozłowska-Wojciechowska

30 August 2021

Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) plays an important role in the entire atherosclerotic process, from atherogenesis to destabilisation of the atherosclerotic plaque. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the dietary approaches t...

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