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The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet plan is the first which aims to avoid hypertension and, by doing so, to reduce the risk of various heart diseases. It is also an ideal diet plan to maintain good overall health. As a full-time student I frequently have little time to prepare a meal which is full of all the nutrients one requires. The DASH diet is a great way to maintain a healthy lifestyle and avoid any heart diseases, even when living a very busy lifestyle, therefore I decided to choose the DASH diet. Statistics provided by the Heart Stroke foundation Canada have shown that 1.3 million Canadians are living with heart diseases and each year 350,000 Canadians require hospitalization for said heart diseases. The most†¦show more content†¦The best way to control or prevent hypertension and maintain a healthy lifestyle which aims to avoid obesity is to follow the DASH diet plan. The DASH diet focuses on a variety of fresh foods with no chemicals or food labels, and it is rich in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy, while being low in red meat, and sweets. This diet has been tested through several large studies and has been sponsored by the â€Å"National Institutes of Health†, an agency of the US department of Health and Human Services to stop hypertension (nhlbi.nih.gov, 2003). One of the studies compares two diets, the DASH and the DASH-sodium, where the researchers look at methods to reduce blood pressure through the DASH dietary regimen in combination with a low sodium diet. In the DASH diet condition, people were given three different eating plans. The first plan stimulates the diet of the average North American person, the second plan is the same as the first, as well as providing an extra portion of fruits and vegetables, whereas the third group received the DASH diet, which is full of vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy, and is lower in total fat as well as saturated fat and cholesterol. In comparison, individuals in the DASH-sodium condition were also given three different plans, where the first meal plan had a normal diet with 3,300 mg sodium per day, the second plan with 2,300 mg sodium per day and the DASH-sodium diet