93% of people with high blood pressure stayed in the study for six weeks after doing a water-only fast and plant-based diet.

Scientific Claim

A medically supervised water-only fast followed by a whole-plant-food diet for hypertension management had a 93% retention rate at six weeks in adults with stage 1 and 2 hypertension.

Original Statement

“Study retention was 100% at the end of the refeed and 93% at the six-week follow-up visit.”

From study:Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by a Whole-Plant-Food Diet Is a Potential Long-Term Management Strategy for Hypertension and Obesity

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

association

Can only show association/correlation

Assessment Explanation

The claim states observed retention rates without causal language, appropriate for the study design.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by a Whole-Plant-Food Diet Is a Potential Long-Term Management Strategy for Hypertension and Obesity

Cohort Study

Human

2024 Nov 20

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Prolonged Water-Only Fasting Followed by a Whole-Plant-Food Diet Is a Potential Long-Term Management Strategy for Hypertension and Obesity

Score: 39

DOI: 10.3390/nu16223959

Similar Assertions

People with high blood pressure who did a water-only fast followed by a plant-based diet saw their blood pressure drop to normal levels and stay that way for at least six weeks.

86%

When people with high blood pressure did a supervised water-only fast and plant-based diet, most side effects were minor and nothing serious happened.

84%

Most people with high blood pressure who were on medication stopped taking it after the diet and fast, and stayed off it for six weeks.

80%

During the fasting part of the diet, heart rate went up a bit but not enough to be a health concern.

79%

Overweight or obese people with high blood pressure lost about 5.2 kg (6% of their starting weight) after a water-only fast and plant-based diet, and kept the weight off for six weeks.

78%