Episode Summary:Dr. Dan discusses a science-based eating pattern that can lower blood pressure.Episode References:Blood pressure prevalence by the WHO: https://www.who.int/gho/ncd/risk_factors/blood_pressure_prevalence_text/en/Original New England Journal of Medicine report on the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9099655/See here for a good review of the DASH eating plan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5509411/ Substituting either protein or fat for carbohydrates in the DASH plan is effective: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16287956/DASH can help manage gout: https://www.bmj.com/content/357/bmj.j1794Diabetes management and DASH: https://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/30/2/76DASH can lower risk of chronic kidney disease: https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(19)30168-1/fulltext Insomnia reduced in people on DASH: https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-019-2220-6Less than 1% of the US population follows the DASH plan: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18268173/