Similar late effects of a 7-week orthodox religious fasting and a time restricted eating pattern on anthropometric and metabolic profiles of overweight adults. (17th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Karras, Spyridon N.; Koufakis, Theocharis; Adamidou, Lilian; Polyzos, Stergios A.; Karalazou, Paraskevi; Thisiadou, Katerina; Zebekakis, Pantelis; Makedou, Kali; Kotsa, Kalliopi
• Is Part Of: International journal of food sciences and nutrition. Volume 72:Number 2(2021)
• Page Start: 248
• Page End: 258
• Publication Date: 2021-02-17
• Subjects: Orthodox fasting -- time restricted eating -- intermittent fasting -- vitamins -- lipids -- weight loss; Food -- Analysis -- Periodicals; Nutrition -- Periodicals; 641.3
• DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2020.1787959
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0963-7486

Abstract

Abstract: A hypocaloric diet, based on Orthodox fasting (OF) was followed by 29 overweight adults. A low-calorie, 16/8, time restricted eating (TRE) pattern was followed by 16 age- and weight-matched participants. Anthropometric, lipid, glycaemic and inflammation markers were assessed at baseline, at the end of the intervention (7 weeks from baseline) and 6 weeks after the cessation of diets (13 weeks from baseline). There was a trend of weight loss in both groups, which was evident at week 7 (TRE: −2.1 ± 1.0; OF: −2.0 ± 0.5 kg, p < 0.001 from baseline) and remained significant at week 13 (TRE: −2.9 ± 0.7; OF: −2.6 ± 0.3 kg, p < 0.001 from baseline). In the OF group, lipid concentrations declined at week 7 compared with baseline, increasing at week 13 compared with week 7. Our findings suggest that OF promotes a decrease in lipid concentrations, which however, is not evident 6 weeks after its end.