DERBY – The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center at Griffin Hospital has recently received funding for a study to examine how adding two daily eggs to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan will affect diet quality and heart health.
The DASH eating plan features fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, poultry, and low-fat dairy products. It is recommended by the American Heart Association for people at risk for cardiovascular disease.
The study team plans to enroll 45 adults with high blood cholesterol, including men 18 years or older and post-menopausal women who are not on hormone replacement therapy. Study participants will receive monetary compensation along with nutrition guidance to follow the DASH diet for 28 weeks and a supply of eggs to eat daily during eight of those weeks.
The study team will examine the effects of adding eggs to the DASH eating plan on their diet quality, blood vessel function, blood lipid and glucose levels, and other measures of cardiovascular health.
This study is funded by the Egg Nutrition Center, the science and nutrition education division of the American Egg Board that sponsors health-related scientific research that is primarily focused on eggs.
For more information, please call Rocky at 203-732-1125.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
