
2 diet for 2021 in a tie with the Flexitarian diet, with the Mediterranean diet taking first place. News and World Report named the DASH diet the No. “The data reinforce the importance of a lifestyle that includes a reduced-sodium, DASH diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains to minimize cardiac damage over time,” said Juraschek, a co-author on the study. “Our study represents some of the strongest evidence that diet directly impacts cardiac damage, and our findings show that dietary interventions can improve cardiovascular risk factors in a relatively short time period,” said Stephen Juraschek, an assistant professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School.

“‘Our study represents some of the strongest evidence that diet directly impacts cardiac damage.’ ” - Stephen Juraschek, assistant professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
