Intermittent fasting and protein pacing are superior to caloric restriction for weight and visceral fat loss.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study compared intermittent fasting and protein pacing (IF-P) versus a heart-healthy caloric restriction (CR) diet, matched for energy intake and physical activity energy expenditure, on body weight, total and visceral fat mass, and cardiometabolic health outcomes in adults with obesity.

Methods

IF-P (n = 21) and CR (n = 20) were assessed pre- (week 0), mid- (week 5), and post- (week 9) intervention.

Results

Both groups reduced (p < 0.05) weight, total and visceral fat mass, blood pressure and lipids, and desire to eat food and increased proportion of fat-free mass. IF-P resulted in greater (p < 0.05) reductions in weight (-9% vs. -5%), total (-16% vs. -9%) and visceral (-33% vs. -14%) fat mass, and desire to eat (-17% vs. 1%) and increased fat-free mas

SUBMITTER: Arciero PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107279 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature