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Weight Loss Diets
7 Useful Lessons from Trendy Diet Plans
Incorporate the smart eating strategies behind the success of these popular diets into your own meal plan
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DASH
As its name implies the DASH diet, or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is formulated with the intent of lowering blood pressure, not weight—although shedding inches can be a side effect. In general, this balanced meal plan offers many healthy guidelines, including a 1,200 to 2,000 daily calorie range, limiting meats, emphasizing fruits and veggies, and eating fat-free and low-fat dairy.
Lesson learned: Use a 360 approach to eating. Rather than focus on just limiting fat, calories, or even sodium, DASH presents a holistic approach to eating. For instance, while DASH aims to lower your blood pressure, you don’t explicitly monitor your sodium intake. Rather, its emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains naturally decreases your sodium levels while increasing the amount of potassium you’re eating, says Flipse.
Up next: 11 Top Food Swaps
Lesson learned: Use a 360 approach to eating. Rather than focus on just limiting fat, calories, or even sodium, DASH presents a holistic approach to eating. For instance, while DASH aims to lower your blood pressure, you don’t explicitly monitor your sodium intake. Rather, its emphasis on fruits, vegetables and whole grains naturally decreases your sodium levels while increasing the amount of potassium you’re eating, says Flipse.
Up next: 11 Top Food Swaps
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