The DASH diet has been named by U.S. News & World Report year after year as its #1 choice in Best Diets Overall, Best Diets for Healthy Eating and Best Diabetes Diets. The DASH Diet Cookbook author, best-selling health and nutrition writer John Chatham provides a straightforward approach to losing weight, reducing hypertension and reducing your risk for heart disease with the DASH diet. With more than 75 delicious recipes, The DASH Diet Cookbook makes it easy to put the DASH diet into action. Get started right away with: More than 75 easy, delicious DASH diet recipes, a detailed index of DASH diet  foods and which foods to avoid, a Body Mass Index Assessment Form for customizing your daily caloric requirements, DASH diet breakfast recipes to start the day off right, including Eggs Benedict and French Toast and DASH diet recipes for every meal, including lunches, snacks and desserts.