descriptive
Analysis v1
Strong Support

This study only looked at young women — so we can’t say if drinking more water helps men, older people, or those who are severely obese.

32
Pro
0
Against

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

32

Community contributions welcome

This study only tested water drinking for weight loss in young overweight women, and found it worked for them — but it didn’t test men, older people, or very obese individuals, so we can’t say it works for them. That’s exactly what the claim says.

Contradicting (0)

0

Community contributions welcome

No contradicting evidence found

Gold Standard Evidence Needed

According to GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this specific claim, ordered from strongest to weakest evidence.