Research
Energy balance
Alternate day fasting was the only form of intermittent fasting diet strategy to show benefit in body weight reduction compared with continuous energy restriction.
Alternate day fasting may be a more effective intermittent fasting strategy for weight loss compared to continuous energy restriction.
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Compared with continuous energy restriction, alternate day fasting was the only form of intermittent fasting diet strategy to show benefit in body weight reduction.
Why this rating
Based on systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
Source
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
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