People with high blood pressure and fatty liver saw their liver health improve significantly after the diet and fast, and the improvement lasted a year.

Scientific Claim

Adults with stage 1 and 2 hypertension and elevated fatty liver index experienced a median reduction from 55.8 to 42.1 in fatty liver index after a medically supervised water-only fast followed by a whole-plant-food diet, sustained for up to 12 months.

Original Statement

“Median (IQR) FLI was abnormally high at the BL visit (ST13) and mixed effects modeling provided evidence for a statistically significantly decrease from BL levels at 6wFU and 12mFU visits (ST14).”

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 changes in fatty liver index without causal language, consistent with the study's 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

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.

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