People with metabolic syndrome who try intermittent fasting see their blood pressure drop a little bit, which is good for their heart health.

Scientific Claim

Intermittent fasting reduces systolic blood pressure by 3.12 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 2.58 mmHg in adults with metabolic syndrome over interventions averaging 3 months, indicating a modest improvement in cardiovascular risk.

Original Statement

“systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) levels dropped on average of −2.58 mmHg (95% CIs: −3.70; −1.46) and −3.12 mmHg (95% CIs: −5.46; −0.78), respectively.”

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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 effect is statistically significant and derived from RCTs. The claim accurately reflects the reported effect sizes and confidence intervals.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (0)

No supporting evidence found

Contradicting (1)

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Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis

Human

The study shows intermittent fasting helps with blood sugar and weight, but it never measured blood pressure, so we can't say if it lowers it like the claim says.

Source Study

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Score: 39

DOI: 10.1155/2022/6999907

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