4. Delays kidney damage:
Research has shown that high salt intake leads to kidney damage in younger ages that ultimately results in secondary hypertension and chronic renal failure through its effect on increasing the renal vascular resistance subsequently increasing the glomerular capillary pressure and decreasing the overall glomerular filtration rate GFR and poor kidney function .
Another great effect the DASH diet has on the kidneys is that it prevents calcium oxalate stone formation through the extra content of citrate in fruits and vegetables that chelates these salts along with the great potassium content and lower protein content in the diet, and the increase in urine ph levels that protects against uric acid stone formation that all lead to lower chances of developing stones.
