Summary
Combining lower sodium intake with a heart healthy Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet helps in lowering systolic blood pressure. Provided here are tips to use when counseling patients. Updated May 2025.

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Eileen Seeholzer, MD, MS
Case Western Reserve University

Sarah McAleer, MEd, RD, LD
Case Western Reserve University

Shireen Khoury, MD, MPH
Case Western Reserve University

Kate Gawlik, DNP, RN, APRN-CNP
The Ohio State University