Dietary sodium reduction lowers 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk score: Results from the DASH-sodium trial
Sodium reduction and the DASH diet both independently reduced 10-year ASCVD risk scores. Moreover, the combined impact was additive. These findings support dietary sodium reduction in addition to the DASH diet for ASCVD prevention.
Authors
- Timothy B. Plante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9992-9597)
- Hanna M. Knauss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8654-8058)
- Stephen Paul Juraschek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4168-2696)
- Kenneth J. Mukamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8450-6970)
- Lawrence J. Appel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0673-6823)
- Lara C. Kovell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7919-2361)
- Edgar R. Miller
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.100980
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.60