introduction: fasting, like islamic ramadan fasting, has been associated with health benefits. islamic ramadan fasting, a form of caloric restriction (cr) or alternate day fasting that. studies suggest a comparable effect of adf and caloric restriction. despite the fact that fasting can be considered as a form of dietary restriction, fasters tend to have difficulty to reduce their food intake d...

objective: obesity is a worldwide health problem, with increasing prevalence associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases. decrease in energy intake has been shown to lower the risk of coronary artery disease (cad) in obese. the common form of dietary restriction is daily calorie restriction (cr). another form is alternate-day fasting (adf). the ability of modified adf to facilitate we...

Background & Objective:  Islamic fasting is observed by millions of Muslims across the world during the holy month of Ramadan and other specific  days of the lunar year. Fasting  Muslims  abstain from eating and drinking from dawn until sunset. Depending on season and geographical location, Muslims  maintain fasting for approximately 13-18 hours per day. The present study aimed to review the be...

Daily energy restriction more effectively reduces body fat content than alternate-day fasting, with no evidence of fasting-specific health benefits.

BACKGROUND Prolonged dietary restriction increases the life span in rodents. Some evidence suggests that alternate-day fasting may also prolong the life span. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to determine whether alternate-day fasting is a feasible method of dietary restriction in nonobese humans and whether it improves known biomarkers of longevity. DESIGN Nonobese subjects (8 men and 8 women) faste...

ABSTRACT This study aimed evaluate energetic mobilization in tambaqui submitted to fasting, after a one-day refeeding. 120 juveniles were distributed 12 310L polyethylene boxes. Three treatments evaluated: Control (14 days of feeding); Fasting for 14 days; and Refeeding (13 fasting one day feedback). After the experimental period, fish anesthetized with eugenol blood collection serum plasma use...

Introduction: Fasting, like Islamic Ramadan Fasting, has been associated with health benefits. Islamic Ramadan fasting, a form of caloric restriction (CR) or alternate day fasting that. Studies suggest a comparable effect of ADF and caloric restriction. Despite the fact that fasting can be considered as a form of dietary restriction, fasters tend to have difficulty to reduce their food intake d...

In patients with phenylketonuria, stability of blood phenylalanine and tyrosine concentrations might influence brain chemistry therefore patient outcome. This study prospectively investigated the effects tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), as a chaperone hydroxylase on diurnal day-to-day variations concentrations. Blood were measured in dried spots (DBS) four times daily for 2 days (fasting, before lunc...