Research
Energy balance
Body composition changes associated with aerobic exercise in conjunction with a hypocaloric diet are similar regardless of fasting status.
Practitioners can focus on caloric deficit rather than fasting status for body composition goals.
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These findings indicate that body composition changes associated with aerobic exercise in conjunction with a hypocaloric diet are similar regardless whether or not an individual is fasted prior to training.
Why this rating
Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Body composition changes associated with fasted versus non-fasted aerobic exercise
Brad J. Schöenfeld et al. · Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2014
rct · n=20Cited 9×
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