Fasting Interventions for Stress, Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Fasting interventions have shown effectiveness in alleviating stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms. However, no quantitative analysis has been carried out thus far. The objective was to determine the effectiveness of fasting interventions on stress, anxiety and depression and if these interventions were associated with increased or decreased fatigue/energy. Overall, 11 studies and 1436 participants were included in the quantitative analyses. After limiting analyses to randomized controlled trials with low risk of bias, we found that fasting groups had lower anxiety (b = -0.508, p = 0.038), depression levels (b= -0.281, p = 0.012) and body mass index compared to controls without increased fatigue. There was no publication bias and no heterogeneity for these results. These interventions w

SUBMITTER: Berthelot E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8624477 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature