Research paper
Loucks EB, Kronish IM, Saadeh FB, Scarpaci MM, Proulx JA, Gutman R, Britton WB, Schuman-Olivier Z. Adapted Mindfulness Training for Interoception and Adherence to the DASH Diet: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(11):e2339243. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39243. PMID: 37917063. PMCID: PMC10623198.
Why we cite it
The first adequately powered RCT examining mindfulness effects on dietary patterns for hypertension. Demonstrates that mindfulness training improves both interoceptive awareness and DASH diet adherence, with the effect strongest in those with poor baseline adherence. Provides the empirical link between body awareness and dietary behavior change that underpins the project's companions on mindful eating and interoceptive awareness.