Effects of orthodox religious fasting versus combined energy and time restricted eating on body weight, lipid concentrations and glycaemic profile
Karras SN, Koufakis T, Adamidou L, Antonopoulou V, Karalazou P, Thisiadou K, Mitrofanova E, Mulrooney H, Petróczi A, Zebekakis P, Makedou K, Kotsa K
International journal of food sciences and nutrition · 32 citations
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- Controlled clinical trial (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2020-05-04 · Int J Food Sci Nutr · vol. 72 · issue 1 · pp. 82–92
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 41 citations · more than 92% of similar papers · 3.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 35 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy) · OTHER-OA
- Research areas
- Dietary Effects on Health · Diet and metabolism studies · Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
- Keywords
- Overweight, Internal medicine, Body mass index, Medicine, Anthropometry, Lipid profile, Endocrinology, Intermittent fasting, Obesity, Cholesterol
- MeSH
- humans, insulin resistance, body weight, blood glucose, lipids, anthropometry, body mass index, diet, reducing, fasting, body composition, eating, time, adult, middle aged, female, male, overweight
12 authors
From GR, GB
- Spyridon Ν. KarrasAristotle University of Thessaloniki; AHEPA University Hospital
- Theocharis KoufakisAristotle University of Thessaloniki; AHEPA University Hospital
- Lilian AdamidouAHEPA University Hospital
- Vasiliki AntonopoulouAristotle University of Thessaloniki; AHEPA University Hospital
- Paraskevi KaralazouAristotle University of Thessaloniki; AHEPA University Hospital
- Katerina ThisiadouAristotle University of Thessaloniki; AHEPA University Hospital
Abstract
For seven weeks, 37 overweight adults followed a hypocaloric diet based on Orthodox Fasting (OF). A hypocaloric, time restricted eating (TRE) plan (eating between 08:00 to 16:00 h, water fasting from 16:00 to 08:00 h) was followed by 23 Body Mass Index (BMI)-matched participants. Anthropometric, glycaemic and inflammation markers and serum lipids were assessed before and after the diets. Both OF and TRE groups demonstrated reductions in BMI (28.54 ± 5.45 vs 27.20 ± 5.10 kg/m2, p 2 p = 0.001, respectively). Following the intervention, the OF group presented lower concentrations of total and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, compared with the pre-fasting values (178.40 ± 34.14 vs 197.17 ± 34.30 mg/dl, p p < 0.001, respectively). Neither group manifested significant differences in glycaemic and inflammatory parameters. Our findings suggest that OF has superior lipid lowering effects than the TRE pattern.
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