The Claim

Seven-day menus following the Swank low saturated fat diet for multiple sclerosis achieve a Healthy Eating Index-2015 score of 93.2 out of 100, indicating good compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and comparability to the Healthy US-Style Eating Pattern recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Source: Nutrient Composition Comparison between the Low Saturated Fat Swank Diet for Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy U.S.-Style Eating Pattern

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
20score
Challenges
0score

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Description
1 study reviewed
In plain English

A special diet for people with multiple sclerosis gets a very high score for being healthy and follows the same good eating rules recommended for all Americans.

See the scientific wording

Seven-day menus following the Swank low saturated fat diet for multiple sclerosis achieve a Healthy Eating Index-2015 score of 93.2 out of 100, indicating good compliance with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, comparable to the Healthy US-Style Eating Pattern (HEP) recommended by the DGA.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Nutrient Composition Comparison between the Low Saturated Fat Swank Diet for Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy U.S.-Style Eating Pattern

    The study looked at the exact same diet menus mentioned in the claim and found they scored 93.2 out of 100 for healthy eating, which matches what the claim says.

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