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Weight loss efficacy of alternate day fasting versus daily calorie restriction in subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism: a secondary analysis

Akasheh RT, Kroeger CM, Trepanowski JF, Gabel K, Hoddy KK, Kalam F, Cienfuegos S, Varady KA

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme · 12 citations

How it was studied

Design
Randomized controlled trial (classified by our AI screen)
Studied in
People
Main outcome
Health markers and function

Who paid for it

Funding
Independent funding
Government
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Government
NHLBI NIH HHS
Grants
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01 HL106228)

Based on 2 listed funder(s).

Publication

Published
2019-11-21 · Appl Physiol Nutr Metab · vol. 45 · issue 3 · pp. 340–343
Publisher
NRC Research Press
Cited
13 citations · more than 71% of similar papers · 0.7× the field average
References
10 works
Access
Paywalled
Research areas
Dietary Effects on Health · Diet and metabolism studies · Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
Keywords
Subclinical infection, Weight loss, Internal medicine, Calorie restriction, Intermittent fasting, Medicine, Endocrinology, Hormone, Population, Thyroid, Body weight, Obesity
MeSH
humans, obesity, hypothyroidism, weight loss, caloric restriction, diet, reducing, fasting, follow-up studies, adolescent, adult, aged, middle aged, female, male, young adult

8 authors

From JO, US, AU

  • Rand T. AkashehAmerican University of Madaba; University of Illinois Chicago
  • Cynthia M. KroegerThe University of Sydney; University of Illinois Chicago
  • John F. TrepanowskiUniversity of Illinois Chicago
  • Kelsey GabelUniversity of Illinois Chicago
  • Kristin K. HoddyUniversity of Illinois Chicago
  • Faiza KalamUniversity of Illinois Chicago

Abstract

This study compared the weight loss efficacy of alternate-day fasting (ADF) versus daily calorie restriction (CR) in adults with subclinical hypothyroidism. After 6 months, body weight decreased (P P Novelty Intermittent fasting and daily restriction produce similar reductions in body weight in subjects with subclinical hypothyroidism.

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