The Claim

The nutritional adequacy of the Swank diet, as measured by Mean Adequacy Ratio (MAR) for 17 vitamins and minerals, is ≥94% for both males and females aged 31–50 years, similar to the Healthy US-Style Eating Pattern (HEP), with both diets showing deficiencies in dietary fiber, potassium, and choline.

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

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Supports
20score
Challenges
0score

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Description
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In plain English

The Swank diet provides almost all the vitamins and minerals people need, just like the standard healthy US diet, but both diets fall short on fiber, potassium, and choline.

See the scientific wording

The nutritional adequacy of the Swank diet, as measured by Mean Adequacy Ratio (MAR) for 17 vitamins and minerals, is ≥94% for both males and females aged 31–50 years, similar to the Healthy US-Style Eating Pattern (HEP), with both diets showing deficiencies in dietary fiber, potassium, and choline.

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 Swank diet and found it has good nutrition levels similar to a standard healthy diet, with the same missing nutrients, just as the claim says.

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