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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2023

Effect of intermittent fasting on circulating inflammatory markers in obesity: A review of human trials.

Andrea Mulas, Sofia Cienfuegos, Mark Ezpeleta, Shuhao Lin, Vasiliki Pavlou, Krista A Varady

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrea MulasDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Sofia CienfuegosDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Mark EzpeletaDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Shuhao LinDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Vasiliki PavlouDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
Krista A VaradyDepartment of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.
University of Illinois Chicago · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is associated with low-grade inflammation. Weight loss, by means of dietary restriction, has been shown to reduce systemic inflammation. Intermittent fasting has recently gained popularity as a weight loss diet, but its effects on inflammatory markers in individuals with obesity have yet to be summarized. Accordingly, this review examined how the two main forms of intermittent fasting, i.e., time restricted eating (TRE) and alternate day fasting (ADF), impact body weight and key circulating inflammatory markers (i.e., C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-6 (IL-6)), in adults with obesity. Results from this review reveal that TRE with various eating window durations (4-10 h per day) has no effect on circulating levels of CRP, TNF-alpha or IL-6, with 1-5% weight loss. As for ADF, reductions in CRP concentrations were noted when >6% weight loss was achieved. However, ADF had no effect on TNF-alpha or IL-6 concentrations, with this degree of weight loss. Thus, intermittent fasting has little or no effect on key inflammatory markers, but more research is warranted to confirm these preliminary findings.

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alternate day fastinginflammationintermittent fastingobesitytime restricted eatingvisceral fatweight loss

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PMID37139450
PMCPMC10149732
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