Background The intervention in the Lifestyle Medicine Clinic from La Carlota Hospital gives an opportunity to assess the clinical effect of a healthy lifestyle in an inpatient setting with emphasis in a plant-based diet, supervised daily exercise, sleep hygiene, psychological and optional spiritual therapies. This work evaluated the effect of short-term therapy on biometrics and blood profiles’ risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Methods Twenty-five patients were enrolled in the intervention, 12 for the 10-day intervention and 13 for the 21-day intervention. Results The intervention improved most of the NCDs risk factors for the 10-day intervention weight decreased by -4.3% (p < .001), BMI -4.1% (p < .001), SBP -16.3% (p = .002), DBP -11.8% (p = .004), fasting glucose -31.3% (p = .041), total cholesterol -12.8% (p < .001), LDL -13.9 (p = .017), triglycerides and HDL lack statistical significance, however, there was a reduction of -7.7% and -9% respectively. For the 21-day intervention weight decreased by -8.3% (p = .016), SBP -11.2% (p = .005), DBP -11.4% (p = .022), triglycerides -39.5% (p = .034), total cholesterol -23.6% (p < .000), HDL -14.7% (p = .038), LDL -27.3% p < .000), BMI and fasting glucose presented a -15.2% and -21.2% reduction respectively without statistical significance. Conclusion The present study confirms that short-term lifestyle interventions effectively reduce the risk factors associated with NCD’s.
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