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Intermittent energy restriction (IER) leads to greater reductions in systolic blood pressure and fat mass compared to continuous energy restriction (CER) in the short term, but these benefits are transient and revert to baseline after the intervention ends.
IER can improve blood pressure and reduce fat mass more effectively than daily calorie restriction in the short term. However, these health benefits disappear if you stop the diet, so maintaining the lifestyle change is critical for sustained cardiovascular health.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
as were reductions in fat mass (p < 0.001) and improvements in systolic blood pressure (p < 0.001)... changes in anthropometry and blood pressure in the IER group had reverted to baseline by 12-month follow-up
Why this rating
Same limitations as N1 (observational, self-selection, high attrition).
Source
Efficacy of an intermittent energy restriction diet in a primary care setting
Rona Antoni et al. · European Journal of Nutrition · 2019
DOI 10.1007/s00394-019-02098-y
cohort · n=197Cited 16×
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