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Trial reportInternational journal of obesity (2005)2020

Impact of intermittent vs. continuous energy restriction on weight and cardiometabolic factors: a 12-month follow-up.

Michelle Louise Headland, Peter Marshall Clifton, Jennifer Beatrice Keogh

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Trial report in International journal of obesity (2005), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Michelle Louise HeadlandSchool of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Peter Marshall CliftonSchool of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Jennifer Beatrice KeoghSchool of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia. jennifer.keogh@unisa.edu.au.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveIntermittent energy restriction continues to gain popularity as a weight loss strategy; however, data assessing it's long-term viability is limited. The objective of this study was to follow up with participants 12 months after they had completed a 12-month dietary intervention trial involving continuous energy restriction and two forms of intermittent energy restriction; a week-on-week-off energy restriction and a 5:2 programme, assessing long-term changes on weight, body composition, blood lipids and glucose. SUBJECTS AND

methods109 overweight and obese adults, aged 18-72 years, attended a 12-month follow-up after completing a 12-month dietary intervention involving three groups: continuous energy restriction (1000 kcal/day for women and 1200 kcal/day for men), week-on-week-off energy restriction (alternating between the same energy restriction as the continuous group for one week and one week of habitual diet), or 5:2 (500 kcal/day on modified fast days each week for women and 600 kcal/day for men). The primary outcome was weight change at 24 months from baseline, with secondary outcomes of change in body composition, blood lipids and glucose.

resultsFor the 109 individuals who completed the 12-month follow-up (82 female, 15 male, mean BMI 33 kg/m DISCUSSION AND

conclusionIntermittent energy restriction was as successful in achieving modest weight loss over a 24-month period as continuous energy restriction.

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