Intermittent fasting regimens may promote weight loss and improve metabolic health, potentially through effects on circadian biology, gut microbiome, and modifiable lifestyle behaviors like sleep.

Metabolic Effects of Intermittent Fasting.

Intermittent fasting reduces body weight and blood glucose levels without inducing physical or mental fatigue in obese and non-obese rats.

Intermittent fasting and mental and physical fatigue in obese and non-obese rats

Intermittent fasting can lead to weight loss and improved metabolic health, making it a potential option for individuals experiencing unhealthy weight gain through standard eating patterns.

Intermittent Fasting and Metabolic Health

Intermittent fasting is associated with greater weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes compared to a standard diet, with similar impact on glycemic control.

Metabolic impact of intermittent fasting in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of interventional studies.

Intermittent fasting improves cardiometabolic risk factors and alters gut microbiota, leading to a reduction in cardiovascular risk factors in metabolic syndrome patients.

Intermittent Fasting Improves Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Alters Gut Microbiota in Metabolic Syndrome Patients.

Alternate-Day Fasting (ADF) protocols show the most beneficial effects on improving metabolic conditions, particularly for obese and metabolic syndrome individuals.

Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Regulation of Metabolic Homeostasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Health and Metabolic-Related Disorders

Intermittent fasting can improve health and counteract age-related disorders, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancers, and neurological disorders.

Impact of intermittent fasting on health and disease processes

Intermittent fasting and continuous energy restriction combined with resistance exercise improve blood lipids, with greater reductions observed in the IFT group, and both diets are well-tolerated in the short-term.

The Effects of Intermittent Fasting and Continuous Energy Restriction with Exercise on Cardiometabolic Biomarkers, Dietary Compliance, and Perceived Hunger and Mood: Secondary Outcomes of a Randomised, Controlled Trial

Intermittent fasting, when combined with regular exercise, improves mental and physical performance and increases disease resistance.

Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease.

Intermittent fasting shows potential benefits on metabolic and inflammatory markers in humans, but more clinical studies are needed to confirm its safety and efficacy in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients.

The Role of Intermittent Fasting in the Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Narrative Review

Intermittent fasting is a safe diet pattern for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome, providing similar glycemic control and better weight loss compared to continuous energy-restricted diets.

Intermittent fasting versus continuous energy-restricted diet for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome for glycemic control: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Intermittent fasting shows potential benefits in short-term studies for obesity and type 2 diabetes, but more large-scale and long-term studies are needed to confirm its long-term safety and effectiveness.

Intermittent Fasting: Potential Bridge of Obesity and Diabetes to Health?

Intermittent fasting effectively reduces body weight, waist circumference, and fat mass without affecting lean mass, improving insulin resistance and blood lipid conditions.

Effects of Intermittent Fasting in Human Compared to a Non-intervention Diet and Caloric Restriction: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Intermittent fasting shows potential in weight loss, reducing inflammation, and improving cardiovascular health, including atherosclerosis progression, diabetes mellitus type 2, and blood pressure reduction.

Intermittent Fasting in Cardiovascular Disorders—An Overview

Intermittent fasting may improve lipid profile, weight loss, and glycemic control in obesity and type 2 diabetes patients, and may be a safe and feasible intervention for multiple sclerosis patients.

Intermittent Fasting and the Possible Benefits in Obesity, Diabetes, and Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

Intermittent fasting can effectively reduce body mass index and glucose metabolism in adults without diabetes mellitus by improving glycemic control, insulin resistance, and adipokine concentration.

The Effectiveness of Intermittent Fasting to Reduce Body Mass Index and Glucose Metabolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Intermittent fasting may improve human health by affecting weight, metabolic parameters, and circadian biology, with potential mechanisms linking it to circadian biology, gastrointestinal microbiota, and modifiable lifestyle behaviors.

Intermittent Fasting and Human Metabolic Health.

Intermittent fasting regimens show similar effectiveness to calorie restriction for weight loss and glycemic improvement in individuals with metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, but long-term adherence and sustainability require further study.

Intermittent Fasting and "Metabolic Switch": Effects on Metabolic Syndrome, Pre-diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Intermittent fasting shows potential health benefits, but more rigorous research is needed before it can be recommended as a health intervention.

Health effects of intermittent fasting: hormesis or harm? A systematic review.

Intermittent fasting may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by improving weight control, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes.

Intermittent Fasting: A Heart Healthy Dietary Pattern?

These studies suggest intermittent fasting may promote weight loss, improve metabolic health, and reduce cardiovascular risk factors, with additional benefits for mental and physical performance, and disease resistance.