Effects of intermittent fasting on body composition and clinical health markers in humans

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 661-674

  Tinsley, Grant M ^a   La Bounty, Paul M ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN BAYLOR   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate day fasting; Body composition; Intermittent fasting; Meal frequency; Weight loss; Whole day fasting

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; EATING; EXERCISE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; EATING; EXERCISE; FASTING; HUMANS; LIPIDS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 84947807928     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: 17534887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv041     Document Type: Article

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