People with mild high blood pressure who followed the DASH diet and ate within an 8-hour window lost fluid around their cells, but the fluid inside their cells stayed the same.

Scientific Claim

Stage 1 hypertensive patients following 6 weeks of DASH diet with time-restricted eating experienced a significant decrease in extracellular water volume (mean reduction of 0.91 L), while intracellular water remained unchanged.

Original Statement

“total body water and extracellular body water were decreased before and after combined DASH and TRE intervention, while intracellular body water was unchanged (Table 3 and Fig. 4).”

From study:Effects of DASH diet with or without time-restricted eating in the management of stage 1 primary hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

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 study directly measured and reported specific changes in body composition, supporting a descriptive claim about the observed reduction in extracellular water.

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

Effects of DASH diet with or without time-restricted eating in the management of stage 1 primary hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2024 Jun 17

Contradicting (0)

No contradicting evidence found

Source Study

Effects of DASH diet with or without time-restricted eating in the management of stage 1 primary hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

Score: 69

DOI: 10.1186/s12937-024-00967-9

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