Interactions of the DASH Diet with the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System.

The DASH diet interacts with the RAAS resulting in vascular and hormonal responses similar to a natriuretic effect, which appears to augment the hypotensive effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition in individuals with isolated systolic hypertension. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT00123006.