Intermittent Fasting and Metabolic Health

Given the ongoing strain that the obesity epidemic has placed on public health outcomes, new and effective approaches to weight control are needed. One approach to improving weight and metabolic outcomes is intermittent fasting, which consists of multiple different timing schedules for temporary foo...

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Published in:Nutrients 2022-01, Vol.14 (3), p.631
Main Authors: Vasim, Izzah, Majeed, Chaudry N, DeBoer, Mark D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood Pressure
Body weight gain
Caloric Restriction
Circadian rhythm
Dyslipidemia
Epidemics
Fasting
Fasting - physiology
Feeding Behavior - physiology
Hippocrates (460?-377? BC)
Humans
Insulin resistance
intermittent fasting
Ketones
Metabolic disorders
metabolic syndrome
Metabolism
Obesity
Obesity - metabolism
Public health
Review
Schedules
type 2 diabetes
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Summary:Given the ongoing strain that the obesity epidemic has placed on public health outcomes, new and effective approaches to weight control are needed. One approach to improving weight and metabolic outcomes is intermittent fasting, which consists of multiple different timing schedules for temporary food avoidance, including alternate-day fasting, other similar full-day fasting patterns, and time-restricted feeding (where the day's food is consumed over a 6-h period, allowing for 18 h of fasting). These feeding schedules have favorable metabolic effects by intermittently inducing the metabolism of fatty acids to ketones. The regimens overall lead to a decrease in weight and have been linked to improvements in dyslipidemia and blood pressure. While more research is needed on longer-term outcomes and this approach should be avoided in particular health conditions, intermittent fasting should be considered as an option for individuals who have a pattern of unhealthy weight gain using standard eating patterns.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu14030631