Water-only Fasting Literature
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Author(s): Scharf, E., Zeiler, E., Ncube, M., Kolbe, K., Hwang, S. Y., Goldhamer, A., Myers, T. R.
Publication: Nutrients
Publication Year: 2022

(1) Background: Cardiometabolic disease, including insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension, are major contributors to adverse health outcomes. Fasting has gained interest as a nonpharmacological therapeutic adjunct for these disorders. (2) Methods: We conducted a prospective, single-center study on the effects of prolonged water-only fasting followed by an exclusively whole-plant-… Read More

Author(s): Angoorani, P., Ejtahed, H. S., Hasani-Ranjbar, S., Siadat, S. D., Soroush, A. R., Larijani, B.
Publication: Nutr Metab (Lond)
Publication Year: 2021

BACKGROUND: Intermittent fasting has been reported to have positive effects on obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and several neurodegenerative diseases through different mechanisms such as alteration in the gut microbiota. This systematic review was conducted with the aim of providing an overview of the existing animal and human literature regarding the… Read More

Author(s): Stapel, B., Nosel, P., Heitland, I., Mahmoudi, N., Lanfermann, H., Kahl, K. G., Ding, X. Q.
Publication: J Psychiatr Res
Publication Year: 2021

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by dysregulation of stress systems and by abnormalities in cerebral energy metabolism. Stress induction has been shown to impact neurometabolism in healthy individuals. Contrarily, neurometabolic changes in response to stress are insufficiently investigated in MDD patients. Metabolic stress was induced in MDD patients (MDD, N = 24) and in… Read More

Author(s): Gabel, K., Cares, K., Varady, K., Gadi, V., Tussing-Humphreys, L.
Publication: Adv Nutr
Publication Year: 2021

Almost 40% of the adult population in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Diet is a modifiable factor which is known to affect cancer risk and recurrence. Yet, little is known about how diet influences cancer treatment outcomes. Intermittent fasting, characterized by periods of abstaining from foods and beverages alternated with periods of ad… Read More

Author(s): Berthelot, E., Etchecopar-Etchart, D., Thellier, D., Lancon, C., Boyer, L., Fond, G.
Publication: Nutrients
Publication Year: 2021

BACKGROUND: Fasting interventions have shown effectiveness in alleviating stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms. However, no quantitative analysis has been carried out thus far. The objective was to determine the effectiveness of fasting interventions on stress, anxiety and depression and if these interventions were associated with increased or decreased fatigue/energy. METHODS: Overall, 11… Read More

Author(s): Qian, J., Fang, Y., Yuan, N., Gao, X., Lv, Y., Zhao, C., Zhang, S., Li, Q., Li, L., Xu, L., Wei, W., Wang, J.
Publication: Aging Cell
Publication Year: 2021

Previous studies have shown that long-term light or moderate fasting such as intermittent fasting can improve health and prolong lifespan. However, in humans short-term intensive fasting, a complete water-only fasting has little been studied. Here, we used multi-omics tools to evaluate the impact of short-term intensive fasting on immune function by comparison of the CD45(+)… Read More

Author(s): Voss, M., Wenger, K. J., von Mettenheim, N., Bojunga, J., Vetter, M., Diehl, B., Franz, K., Gerlach, R., Ronellenfitsch, M. W., Harter, P. N., Hattingen, E., Steinbach, J. P., Rodel, C., Rieger, J.
Publication: Eur J Nutr
Publication Year: 2021

PURPOSE: The prospective, randomized ERGO2 trial investigated the effect of calorie-restricted ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting (KD-IF) on re-irradiation for recurrent brain tumors. The study did not meet its primary endpoint of improved progression-free survival in comparison to standard diet (SD). We here report the results of the quality of life/neurocognition and a detailed analysis… Read More

Author(s): Zychowska, M., Rola, R., Borkowska, A., Tomczyk, M., Kortas, J., Anczykowska, K., Pilis, K., Kowalski, K., Pilch, W., Antosiewicz, J.
Publication: Nutrients
Publication Year: 2021

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D plays pleiotropic roles in the body and hence, changes in its metabolism and distribution during starvation could play an important role in the adaptive response to famine. We aimed to identify the responses of some vitamin D metabolites to 8 d of fasting and exercise. METHODS: A repeated-measures design was implemented, in which 14 male volunteers fasted for 8 d and… Read More

Author(s): Clifton, K. K., Ma, C. X., Fontana, L., Peterson, L. L.
Publication: CA Cancer J Clin
Publication Year: 2021

Chronic caloric restriction (CR) has powerful anticarcinogenic actions in both preclinical and clinical studies but may be difficult to sustain. As an alternative to CR, there has been growing interest in intermittent fasting (IF) in both the scientific and lay community as a result of promising study results, mainly in experimental animal models. According to a survey by the… Read More

Author(s): Voss, M., Wenger, K. J., von Mettenheim, N., Bojunga, J., Vetter, M., Diehl, B., Franz, K., Gerlach, R., Ronellenfitsch, M. W., Harter, P. N., Hattingen, E., Steinbach, J. P., Rodel, C., Rieger, J.
Publication: Eur J Nutr
Publication Year: 2021

PURPOSE: The prospective, randomized ERGO2 trial investigated the effect of calorie-restricted ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting (KD-IF) on re-irradiation for recurrent brain tumors. The study did not meet its primary endpoint of improved progression-free survival in comparison to standard diet (SD). We here report the results of the quality of life/neurocognition and a detailed analysis… Read More