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A meta‐analysis comparing the effectiveness of alternate day fasting, the 5:2 diet, and time‐restricted eating for weight loss

Paloma Elortegui Pascual, Maryann R. Rolands, Alison L. Eldridge, A. Kassis, Fabio Mainardi, K. Lê, L. Karagounis, P. Gut et al.

Obesity, 2022

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Abstract

The objective of this meta‐analysis was to compare the effectiveness of different intermittent fasting (IF) regimens on weight loss, in the general population, and compare these to traditional caloric energy restriction (CER).

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