An estimated 38.1 million adults in the United States had diagnosed diabetes in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of these, about 90% to 95% had type 2 diabetes. A new Johns Hopkins Medicine study finds that in adults with type 2 diabetes—most of whom were taking multiple antihypertensive medications—a lower-sodium DASH-style diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) achieved a clinically meaningful reduction in blood pressure, primarily from sodium reduction.
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