Safety, health improvement and well-being during a 4 to 21-day fasting period in an observational study including 1422 subjects

Only few studies document longer periods of fasting in large cohorts including non-obese participants. The aim of this study was to document prospectively the safety and any changes in basic health and well-being indicators during Buchinger periodic fasting within a specialised clinic. In a one-year...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 14; no. 1; p. e0209353
Main Authors:	Wilhelmi de Toledo, Françoise, Grundler, Franziska, Bergouignan, Audrey, Drinda, Stefan, Michalsen, Andreas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 02.01.2019 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Biology and Life Sciences Biomarkers - blood Blood Cell Count Blood Coagulation Blood Glucose - metabolism Blood Pressure Brain research Cardiovascular diseases Clinical trials Cohort Studies Electrolytes - blood Emotions Energy intake Fasting Fasting - adverse effects Fasting - blood Fasting - physiology Feasibility studies Female Free radicals Gene expression Health aspects Health Promotion - methods Health risks Humans Hunger Inflammation Mediators - blood Integrative medicine Ketone Bodies - urine Ketones Kidney - physiology Laboratory testing Lipids Lipids - blood Liver - enzymology Male Medicine Medicine and Health Sciences Metabolism Middle Aged Nutrition research Obesity Observational studies Oxidative stress Parameters Physical Sciences Prospective Studies Risk analysis Risk factors Safety Side effects Social Sciences Time Factors Uric acid Waist Circumference Weight Loss Weight reduction Well being Young Adult France United States > US Colorado Germany
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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