People with high blood pressure stayed mostly on a plant-based, no-salt-oil-sugar diet for a year after the fast.

Scientific Claim

Adults with stage 1 and 2 hypertension following a medically supervised water-only fast and whole-plant-food diet maintained a mean non-adherence score of 6 out of 82.5 at 12 months, indicating high adherence to the SOS-free diet.

Original Statement

“The mean (SD) score was 12 (10), 6 (3), and 6 (4) at BL, 6wFU, and 12mFU, respectively. Participants reported increased fruit and vegetable consumption and decreased consumption of animal products, added salt, and added oil.”

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 dietary adherence metrics without causal language, consistent with 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

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

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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.

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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.

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