Effects of short-term modified fasting on sleep patterns and daytime vigilance in non-obese subjects: Results of a pilot study

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 194-200

  Michalsen, A ^a   Schlegel, F ^a   Rodenbeck, A ^b   Ludtke R ^c   Huether, G ^b   Teschler, H ^d   Dobos, G J ^a  

^a KLINIKEN ESSEN MITTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Karl und Veronica Carstens Stiftung   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fasting; Polysomnography; Quality of sleep; Sleep

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY TEST; LEG MOVEMENT; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIET; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0038300036     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070485     Document Type: Article

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