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Intermittent Fasting: Socio-Economic Profile of Spanish Citizens Who Practice It and the Influence of This Dietary Pattern on the Health and Lifestyle Habits of the Population.

Elena Sandri, Daniele Borghesi, Eva Cantín Larumbe, Germán Cerdá Olmedo, María Jesús Vega-Bello, Vicente Bernalte Martí

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Article in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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  7. Explanatory AI Predicts the Diet Adopted Based on Nutritional and Lifestyle Habits in the Spanish Population.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025
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6 authors.

Elena SandriFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, c/Quevedo, 2, 46001 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5770-0719
Daniele BorghesiMaster's Degree in Data Science and Business Informatics, University of Pisa, Lungarno Pacinotti 43, 56126 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0979-0585
Eva Cantín LarumbeDegree in Data Science, Polytechnical University of Valencia, Camí de Vera, s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0009-0009-0016-0227
Germán Cerdá OlmedoFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, c/Quevedo, 2, 46001 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4466-4151
María Jesús Vega-BelloFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir, c/Quevedo, 2, 46001 Valencia, Spain.
Vicente Bernalte MartíPredepartmental Nursing Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jaume I University, Avda. Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6419-2238

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary approach that has gained popularity in recent years. More and more Spanish people are following this eating pattern, which consists of alternating periods of fasting with periods of food intake. Its benefits include improved metabolic and vascular health and weight loss.

objectives1. To study the prevalence of IF among the Spanish population. 2. To explore how demographic factors influence the choice to adopt this dietary approach.

methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on the Spanish population using the NutSo-HH questionnaire, which was constructed, validated, and disseminated by the research team through a non-probabilistic snowball sampling approach, collecting socio-demographic data and nutritional, social and lifestyle habits of the population. RESULTS AND

conclusionsA valid sample of 22,181 people participated, of whom 4.59% (

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FastingFeeding BehaviorLife StyleSocioeconomic FactorsAdolescentAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesDietFemaleHumansIntermittent FastingMaleMiddle AgedSpainSurveys and Questionnaireshealthy lifestyleintermittent fastingMediterranean dietSpainsurvey

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