In an effort to treat diseases through diet therapy, various groups get together to release evidence-based therapeutic diets. Many of these diets come from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics or the NIH. Two diets that are commonly implemented to combat diseases are the DASH and TLC diets. The DASH is the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, which addresses high blood pressure, and the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, or "TLC" diet, addresses high cholesterol. (Check out the "Optional Learning Activities" area below to learn more about DASH and TLC diets.) Take a look at your own diet and see how you match up to one of these two diet plans. You can use the analysis you did for the Dietary Analysis Assignment, or you can track your diet for an additional day. What goals are yo already meeting? Which ones are challenging for you? How do you think others would do in following these diets and what are some tools that might help them?