ReviewEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2018
Orthodox religious fasting as a medical nutrition therapy for dyslipidemia: where do we stand and how far can we go?
Review in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Religious fasting and its impacts on individual, public, and planetary health: Fasting as a "religious health asset" for a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable society.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Changes in glycemic control and blood pressure during the Assumption Fast in Ethiopian Orthodox Christians with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective observational study.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Observational
- Is There a Difference in Overweight and Obesity Between Christian Orthodox Fasters and Non-Fasters? A Cross-Sectional Study in Northern Greece.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- The impact of fasting on cardiovascular risk control in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2024Article
- Association between Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study of Christian Orthodox Church Fasters and Non-Fasters in Greece.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The Interplay between Metabolic Syndrome and Religious Fasting in Postmenopausal Women.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Nutrient Intake and Risk Factors for Metabolic Syndrome in Christian Orthodox Church Religious Fasters.Nutrients · 2023Article
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- Impact of religious fasting on metabolic and hematological profile in both dyslipidemic and non-dyslipidemic fasters.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Article
- The effect of fasting on spirometry indices and respiratory symptoms in asthmatic patients.Journal of cardiovascular and thoracic research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Previous studies have reported inconclusive results regarding the effects of Orthodox religious fasting (OF) on common cardiovascular risk factors, including arterial hypertension and diabetes. Contrariwise, an optimal effect on dyslipidemia has been demonstrated and significant reductions in total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations, in Orthodox populations without comorbidities, have been consistently reported. This favorable effect on lipid homeostasis is probably facilitated by a broad lifestyle modification related to OF, extended beyond dietary habits. However, several clinical issues require further clarification by future trials including the efficacy and safety of OF in specific groups of patients with dyslipidemia, mainly those with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, the effects of OF on high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), the dietary limitations of specific vitamins and minerals during fasting, as well as the optimal duration of this dietary intervention. The present article aims to discuss, whether there is a strong enough theoretical background, to currently support the implementation of OF as a medical nutrition therapy for dyslipidemia in the daily clinical setting, with a discourse on available evidence and future research agenda.
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