Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Specific Exercise Performance Outcomes: A Systematic Review Including Meta-Analysis
Correia JM, Correia JM, Santos I, Pezarat-Correia P, Minderico C, Mendonca GV
Nutrients · 45 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Meta-analysis (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Universidade de Lisboa
- Grants
- Universidade de Lisboa (J.M.C.-n C00246e); Universidade de Lisboa (C00246e)
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2020-05-12 · Nutrients · vol. 12 · issue 5 · p. 1390
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 70 citations · more than 82% of similar papers · 1.4× the field average
- References
- 73 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Dietary Effects on Health · Diet and metabolism studies · Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Keywords
- Intermittent fasting, Medicine, Athletes, Anaerobic exercise, Meta-analysis, Lean body mass, Observational study, Physical therapy, Muscle mass, Fat mass, Aerobic capacity, VO2 max, Systematic review, Internal medicine, MEDLINE, Body mass index, Body weight, Biology
- MeSH
- humans, fasting, body composition, oxygen consumption, exercise tolerance, islam, adolescent, adult, female, male, athletic performance, young adult, athletes
5 authors
From PT
- Joana M. CorreiaUniversity of Lisbon; Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana
- Inês SantosUniversity of Lisbon; Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana
- Pedro Luís Camecelha de Pezarat‐CorreiaUniversity of Lisbon; Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana
- Cláudia S. MindericoUniversity of Lisbon; Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana
- Gonçalo V. Mendonça · correspondingUniversity of Lisbon; Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana
Abstract
Intermittent fasting (IF) has been studied in athletes during Ramadan and in those willing to decrease adiposity while maintaining or increasing lean body mass. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize the effects of IF on performance outcomes. We searched peer-reviewed articles in the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science and Sport Discus (up to December 2019). Studies were selected if they included samples of adults (≥18 years), had an experimental or observational design, investigated IF (Ramadan and time-restricted feeding (TRF)), and included performance outcomes. Meta-analytical procedures were conducted when feasible. Twenty-eight articles met the eligibility criteria. Findings indicated that maximum oxygen uptake is significantly enhanced with TRF protocols (SMD = 1.32, p = 0.001), but reduced with Ramadan intermittent fasting (Ramadan IF; SMD = -2.20, p < 0.001). Additional effects of IF may be observed in body composition (body mass and fat mass). Non-significant effects were observed for muscle strength and anaerobic capacity. While Ramadan IF may lead to impairments in aerobic capacity, TRF may be effective for improving it. As there are few studies per performance outcome, more research is needed to move the field forward.
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