Eating patterns that align with the Mediterranean diet or the dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet could help lower cardiovascular disease risk in adults with type 1 diabetes, according to results from a six-year study. The DASH and Mediterranean diets are both considered heart-healthy and emphasize plant-based foods, healthy fats, lean proteins and low intake of processed foods and sugars. Type 1 diabetes increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, which raises the likelihood of heart attacks, strokes and other serious health complications.
We wanted to find out how people's regular eating habits affected blood inflammatory markers that predict cardiovascular disease risk in adults with type 1 diabetes." Arpita Basu, PhD, RD, associate professor in the department of kinesiology and nutrition sciences at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Basu will present the findings at NUTRITION 2024, the flagship annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition held June 29–July 2 in Chicago. "Both DASH and Mediterranean diets revealed protective associations, which means these dietary patterns can make a difference when consumed regularly," said Basu.
"Our findings are more practical than those from clinical studies of these diets because those usually manipulate dietary behavior in a way that may not be sustainable in daily life." The new study builds on earlier work in which the researchers showed that DASH and Mediterranean dietary patterns were as.
