Abstract
Dietary restriction regimens are commonly employed to facilitate weight loss in overweight and obese individuals. The dietary restriction regimen most frequently implemented is daily calorie restriction (CR), which involves decreasing energy intake by a certain percentage daily. Another dietary restriction regimen employed, although far less commonly, is alternate day fasting (ADF). ADF regimens include a "feed day" where food is consumed ad libitum, alternated with a "fast day," where food intake is fully or partially reduced. The present review examines the ability of ADF regimens to facilitate weight loss in human and animal models. I also discuss the ability of this fasting regimen to reduce the risk of certain chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.
Keywords
- Calorie Restriction
- Diabetes Risk
- Calorie Restriction Group
- Fasting Regimen
- Facilitate Weight Loss
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Funding for this project was provided by a Departmental grant, Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago.
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Varady, K.A. (2012). Alternate Day Fasting: Effects on Body Weight and Chronic Disease Risk in Humans and Animals. In: McCue, M. (eds) Comparative Physiology of Fasting, Starvation, and Food Limitation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29056-5_23
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