After following diets for 18 months, men's hunger hormone levels went up slightly while women's went down, showing a clear gender difference in how the body responds to dieting.

Scientific Claim

Fasting ghrelin levels changed differently between men and women after 18 months of dietary intervention, with men experiencing a 7.3% increase and women a 9.2% decrease.

Original Statement

“The ∆FGL18-month differed between men (+7.3 ± 26.6%) and women (−9.2% ± 21.3%; P = 0.001).”

From study:Diet-induced fasting ghrelin elevation reflects the recovery of insulin sensitivity and visceral adiposity regression.

Evidence Quality Assessment

Claim Status

appropriately stated

Study Design Support

Design supports claim

Appropriate Language Strength

definitive

Can make definitive causal claims

Assessment Explanation

The abstract explicitly states the percentage changes and P-value, so definitive verbs are appropriate for reporting the observed data.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Diet-induced fasting ghrelin elevation reflects the recovery of insulin sensitivity and visceral adiposity regression.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2022 Jan 18

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Diet-induced fasting ghrelin elevation reflects the recovery of insulin sensitivity and visceral adiposity regression.

Score: 52

DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab681

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