. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 14.

Published in final edited form as: J Hypertens (Los Angel). 2014 Aug 5;3:1000168. doi: 10.4172/2167-1095.1000168

Table 1.

Daily nutrient content of the DASH and control diets in the DASH-Sodium Trial.

Nutrients^*	DASH	Control
Energy (kcal)	2100	2100
Total fat (% energy)	26	36
Saturated fatty acids	5	15
Monounsaturated fatty acids	13	13
Polyunsaturated fatty acids	8	8
Protein (% energy)	18	15
Carbohydrate (% energy)	56	49
Cholesterol (mg)	150	300
Fiber (g)	32	11
Potassium (mg)	4700	1700
Magnesium (mg)	500	160
Phosphorus (mg)	1700	1100
Calcium (mg)	1250	450
Sodium (mg)^†
Low sodium	1150	1150
Intermediate sodium	2300	2300
High sodium	3450	3450

Based on 2100 kcal daily intake.

^†

Diets were administered for three consecutive 30-day feeding periods each at 3 levels of sodium in random crossover fashion. Only data for the high sodium (3450 mg) intervention period was used in our analysis