For healthy people, the DASH style diet and traditional Mediterranean style diet may help prevent hypertension, CHD , stroke, type 2 diabetes and obesity if calories are appropriate.
These diets are consistent with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010 and MyPlate eating plans. There are few situations in which this “diet” and the recommendations to lose weight, if overweight, and exercise more are inappropriate. Smoking cessation is always an appropriate lifestyle choice.