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SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2016

Intermittent energy restriction and weight loss: a systematic review.

C S Davis, R E Clarke, S N Coulter, K N Rounsefell, R E Walker, C E Rauch, C E Huggins, L Ryan

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Synthesis in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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  7. The Influence of Fasting and Energy Restricting Diets on Blood Pressure in Humans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2020
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  20. Dietary interventions improve diabetic kidney disease, but not peripheral neuropathy, in a db/db mouse model of type 2 diabetes.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

C S DavisDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
R E ClarkeDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
S N CoulterDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
K N RounsefellDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
R E WalkerDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
C E RauchDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
C E HugginsDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
L RyanDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesIntermittent energy restriction (IER) is an eating pattern of regular daily periods of restricted energy intake followed by periods of unrestricted energy intake. This is gaining prominence as an alternative weight-loss strategy to daily energy restriction (DER). The aim of this systematic review was to determine the effectiveness of IER on weight loss in overweight and obese adults and compare this with DER. SUBJECTS/

methodsA systematic literature search was conducted using the CINAHL, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, Cochrane and Scopus databases. Eight studies that assigned overweight or obese adults to IER or to a DER 'control' were deemed eligible for inclusion.

resultsAll studies reported significant weight loss for IER groups. Average weight loss was approximately 0.2-0.8 kg per week. IER resulted in comparable weight loss to DER when overall energy restriction remained similar between diets. The majority of studies that reported body composition outcomes have shown equal efficacy for fat mass, fat-free mass and waist circumference.

conclusionsWeight loss was achieved in overweight and obese adults following IER and this loss was comparable to a DER diet. IER may be an effective alternative strategy for health practitioners to promote weight loss for selected overweight and obese people.

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Caloric RestrictionDiet, ReducingWeight LossBody CompositionHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicObesityOverweightPatient ComplianceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeWaist Circumference

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PMID26603882

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