455
• Diabetics—particularly those on insulin [21]
• Lactating women [22]
• Pregnant women [23]
• Individuals with a history of eating disorders [24]
• Children under the age of 18 [25, 26]
Conclusion
Intermittent fasting improves hormonal health biomarkers by normalizing hormonal imbalance. Moreover, it helps in improved body response toward insulin
resistance, thus helps lowering the risk of diabetes and inflammations. IF becomes
a proficient, easy, economical, and reliable procedure to diminish the insulin and
glucose spikes, reducing extra belly fat, low risk of PCOS, and balancing other
body hormones. IF is not recommended to some vulnerable groups including pregnant and lactating woman, growing kids, and patients of chronic diseases.
Conflict of Interest Nothing to declare.
References
1. Furmli S, Elmasry R, Ramos M, Fung J. Therapeutic use of intermittent fasting for people with
type 2 diabetes as an alternative to insulin. BMJ Case Rep. 2018;2018:bcr-2017.
2. Sundaram S, Yan L. Time-restricted feeding reduces adiposity in mice fed a high-fat diet. Nutr
Res. 2016;36(6):603–11.
3. Smith ST, LeSarge JC, Lemon PW. Time-restricted eating in women-a pilot study. West
Undergrad Res J: Health Nat Sci. 2017;8:1.
4. Fuse Y, Hirao A, Kuroda H, Otsuka M, Tahara Y, Shibata S. Differential roles of breakfast only
(one meal per day) and a bigger breakfast with a small dinner (two meals per day) in mice
fed a high-fat diet with regard to induced obesity and lipid metabolism. J Circadian Rhythms.
2012;10(1):4.
5. Perry RJ, Wang Y, Cline GW, Rabin-Court A, Song JD, Dufour S, et al. Leptin mediates a glucosefatty acid cycle to maintain glucose homeostasis in starvation. Cell. 2018;172(1-2):234–48.
6. Alhamdan B, Garcia-Alvarez A, Alzahrnai A, Karanxha J, Stretchberry D, Contrera K, et al.
Alternate-day versus daily energy restriction diets: which is more effective for weight loss? A
systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Sci Pract. 2016;2(3):293–302.
7. FASTING WII, LIVE I, CHATS F. The Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting.
8. Moore J, Fung J. The complete guide to fasting: Heal your body through intermittent, alternateday, and extended fasting. New York: Simon and Schuster; 2016.
9. Lang O. Dietary Adequacy among the native Eskimo. Bachelor’s Diploma Dissertation,
Masaryk University, Czech Republic, viewed on. 2017;19.
10. Jaminet P, Jaminet S-C. Perfect health diet: Regain health and lose weight by eating the way
you were meant to eat: Simon and Schuster; 2012.
11. Mattson MP, Longo VD, Harvie M. Impact of intermittent fasting on health and disease processes. Ageing Res Rev. 2017;39:46–58.
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• Diabetics—particularly those on insulin [21]
• Lactating women [22]
• Pregnant women [23]
• Individuals with a history of eating disorders [24]
• Children under the age of 18 [25, 26]
Conclusion
Intermittent fasting improves hormonal health biomarkers by normalizing hormonal imbalance. Moreover, it helps in improved body response toward insulin
resistance, thus helps lowering the risk of diabetes and inflammations. IF becomes
a proficient, easy, economical, and reliable procedure to diminish the insulin and
glucose spikes, reducing extra belly fat, low risk of PCOS, and balancing other
body hormones. IF is not recommended to some vulnerable groups including pregnant and lactating woman, growing kids, and patients of chronic diseases.
Conflict of Interest Nothing to declare.
References
1. Furmli S, Elmasry R, Ramos M, Fung J. Therapeutic use of intermittent fasting for people with
type 2 diabetes as an alternative to insulin. BMJ Case Rep. 2018;2018:bcr-2017.
2. Sundaram S, Yan L. Time-restricted feeding reduces adiposity in mice fed a high-fat diet. Nutr
Res. 2016;36(6):603–11.
3. Smith ST, LeSarge JC, Lemon PW. Time-restricted eating in women-a pilot study. West
Undergrad Res J: Health Nat Sci. 2017;8:1.
4. Fuse Y, Hirao A, Kuroda H, Otsuka M, Tahara Y, Shibata S. Differential roles of breakfast only
(one meal per day) and a bigger breakfast with a small dinner (two meals per day) in mice
fed a high-fat diet with regard to induced obesity and lipid metabolism. J Circadian Rhythms.
2012;10(1):4.
5. Perry RJ, Wang Y, Cline GW, Rabin-Court A, Song JD, Dufour S, et al. Leptin mediates a glucosefatty acid cycle to maintain glucose homeostasis in starvation. Cell. 2018;172(1-2):234–48.
6. Alhamdan B, Garcia-Alvarez A, Alzahrnai A, Karanxha J, Stretchberry D, Contrera K, et al.
Alternate-day versus daily energy restriction diets: which is more effective for weight loss? A
systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Sci Pract. 2016;2(3):293–302.
7. FASTING WII, LIVE I, CHATS F. The Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting.
8. Moore J, Fung J. The complete guide to fasting: Heal your body through intermittent, alternateday, and extended fasting. New York: Simon and Schuster; 2016.
9. Lang O. Dietary Adequacy among the native Eskimo. Bachelor’s Diploma Dissertation,
Masaryk University, Czech Republic, viewed on. 2017;19.
10. Jaminet P, Jaminet S-C. Perfect health diet: Regain health and lose weight by eating the way
you were meant to eat: Simon and Schuster; 2012.
11. Mattson MP, Longo VD, Harvie M. Impact of intermittent fasting on health and disease processes. Ageing Res Rev. 2017;39:46–58.
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