Alternate-day fasting and chronic disease prevention: A review of human and animal trials

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-13

  Varady, Krista A ^a,b   Hellerstein, Marc K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate day fasting; Animal models; Calorie restriction; Cancer; Cardiovascular disease; Humans; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALTERNATE DAY FASTING; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET RESTRICTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KETOGENESIS; LYMPHOMA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34447288233     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/86.1.7     Document Type: Review

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