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When you start a new diet, sometimes it's easy to get caught up in how your body lookswhen it's also worth remembering that losing weight and eating better is ultimately about improving your health for the long-term. That's the precise focus of a particular eating plan that a registered dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic says is transformative for a lot of patients who try it. Not only does this list of foods help a lot of people slim down, but science shows this nutritional approach also slashes the risk of some cancers, diabetes, and heart disease.

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According to a Cleveland Clinic blog post featuring insights from Kate Patton, MEd, RD, CSSD, LD, the DASH diet is the acronym for Dietary Approaches That Stop Hypertension (which you may recognize as the clinical term for "high blood pressure"). The DASH diet brings an individual's sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams per day (1,500 milligrams for individuals who need to lower their sodium more aggressively). The DASH diet also increases the amount of potassium one eats, since potassium has been shown to lower blood pressure.

According to the Cleveland Clinic's blog, research has found that following the DASH diet "could lower your risk of" breast cancer, colorectal cancer, metabolic syndrome (which is a group of conditions that together raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes), heart disease, and stroke.

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If strict food regimens aren't super appealing to you, the DASH diet could be a plan that provides healthy parameters, without making you feel stuck or bored. "It doesn't require special foods," Patton said, "and you don't have to go hungry or eliminate treats."

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The DASH diet is definitely not limitingkeep reading to see a few main components. Also, read up onUnderrated Exercises Everyone Over 40 Should Do, Says Trainer.

The DASH diet calls for fruits such as these, which drive the most weight loss, according to science (some which are also found in40+ Best-Ever Breakfast Smoothies For Weight Loss).

These sweet potatoes are just one example of the many potassium-rich vegetablesbut there are a lot more in this list of21 High Potassium Foods That Keep Your Muscles Healthy and Strong.

Oatmeal is just one of several whole grains with a healthy potassium content. Others include brown rice, buckwheat, and bran cereal. (Gotta love a diet that leaves in healthy carbs!)

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Legumes like many beans (including black beans) pack a lot of potassium.

A small handful of nuts can pack a powerful amount of potassium, plus they deliver many other health benefitsread15 Nuts Better than Supplements and Protein Powder.

A 2020 study funded by the National Dairy Council concluded that milk contains nine essential nutrients, including potassium and Vitamin DreadMajor Recent Findings About Dairy You Should Know.

The Cleveland Clinic's blog lists fatty meats (think red meat or poultry with skin), full-fat dairy like butter and whole milk, high-sugar foods and drinks, and "oils that are solid at room temperature, such as coconut and palm oils."

Even if you love the foods on the non-DASH list, Patton says it's not entirely necessarily to quit them all cold turkey or stop enjoying them occasionally.

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