The health pros and cons of continuous versus intermittent calorie restriction: More questions than answers

Maturitas

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 275-278

  Skaznik Wikiel, Malgorzata E ^a   Polotsky, Alex J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caloric restriction; Fertility; Intermittent fasting diet

Indexed keywords

CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FERTILITY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FASTING; HEALTH; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84908897510     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2014.08.007     Document Type: Review

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