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.

Scientific Claim

Adults with stage 1 and 2 hypertension and obesity who underwent a medically supervised water-only fast followed by a whole-plant-food diet experienced a median weight loss of 5.2 kg (6% of initial body weight), sustained for at least six weeks.

Original Statement

“Baseline median (IQR) BW had a clinically meaningful reduction from 87.0 (80.0, 96.3) kg at BL to 79.1 (72.4, 87.8) kg and 81.4 (73.8, 88.7) kg at EOF and EOR visits, respectively... Median weight loss was also maintained at 6wFU and 12mFU visits (Tables S13 and S14).”

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 reports observed weight changes without implying causation, consistent with the study's observational 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

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