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Intermittent fasting: a dietary intervention for prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease?

James Brown, Michael Mosley, Sarah Aldred

The British Journal of Diabetes · 2013 · ▲ 40 citations

Dysbiosis Intermittent fasting Review

Abstract

Intermittent fasting, in which individuals fast on consecutive or alternate days, has been reported to facilitate weight loss and improve cardiovascular risk. This review evaluates the various approaches to intermittent fasting and examines the advantages and limitations for use of this approach in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

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DOI: 10.1177/1474651413486496
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Brown, J., Mosley, M., & Aldred, S. (2013). Intermittent fasting: a dietary intervention for prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease?. <em>The British Journal of Diabetes</em>. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474651413486496

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Brown J, Mosley M, Aldred S. Intermittent fasting: a dietary intervention for prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease?. The British Journal of Diabetes. 2013. doi:10.1177/1474651413486496.

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@article{james2013Interm, title = {Intermittent fasting: a dietary intervention for prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease?}, author = {James Brown and Michael Mosley and Sarah Aldred}, journal = {The British Journal of Diabetes}, year = {2013}, doi = {10.1177/1474651413486496}, }