Abstract
[This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2011/548068.].
Highlights
Dr Rai said the studies had many of the same participants, i.e., volunteers who were members of the Joint Board of Research (JBR Institute of Health Education Research & Technology, India, the first affiliation of Dr Rai), who were given the same diet and supplements
No information about a standard diet and supplements was included in the article or in the consent form and study protocol provided by Dr Rai
E exact protocol used in the study is unclear; the study protocol provided by Dr Rai is brief and lacks additional detail compared to the article. e article implied that participants stayed in the head-down-tilt position for 8 hours, but Dr Rai clarified that the participants were allowed to leave the position to go to the toilet
Summary
Dr Rai said the studies had many of the same participants, i.e., volunteers who were members of the Joint Board of Research (JBR Institute of Health Education Research & Technology, India, the first affiliation of Dr Rai), who were given the same diet and supplements. E article implied that participants stayed in the head-down-tilt position for 8 hours, but Dr Rai clarified that the participants were allowed to leave the position to go to the toilet. Dr Bik noted that, in another study by the same group published in 2011 [5], it was stated that participants stayed in the head-down-tilt position for 60 days, even during meals, showers, and toilet visits, and compliance was monitored by video.
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