Do intermittent diets provide physiological benefits over continuous diets for weight loss? A systematic review of clinical trials

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 418, Issue , 2015, Pages 153-172

  Seimon, Radhika V ^a   Roekenes, Jessica A ^a   Zibellini, Jessica ^a   Zhu, Benjamin ^a   Gibson, Alice A ^a   Hills, Andrew P ^b   Wood, Rachel E ^c   King, Neil A ^d   Byrne, Nuala M ^c   Sainsbury, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternate day fasting; Appetite; Body composition; Energy expenditure; Glucose homeostasis; Intermittent energy restriction

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTINUOUS ENERGY RESTRICTION; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE; FAT MASS; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT ENERGY RESTRICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT CHANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84949624248     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2015.09.014     Document Type: Article

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