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All intermittent fasting and continuous energy restriction diet strategies reduced body weight when compared with ad-libitum diet.
Intermittent fasting and continuous energy restriction can be effective strategies for weight loss in diverse populations.
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All intermittent fasting and continuous energy restriction diet strategies reduced body weight when compared with ad-libitum diet.
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Based on systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
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Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Zhila Semnani‐Azad et al. · BMJ · 2025
DOI 10.1136/bmj-2024-082007
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