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09-06-2019, 05:10 AM #1
4 Meta-Analyses compared to Continuous Energy Restriction
Via Alan Aragon
There are now 4 meta-analyses (pooled assessments of the data from several studies) on the health and bodyweight/body composition effects of intermittent energy restriction (IER) compared to daily/continuous energy restriction (CER) in humans [1-4]. The weight of the evidence consistently shows that IER performs no better than CER.
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This can be seen in one of two ways. You can whine and cry that your favorite diet pattern did not show any special effects as promised by Dr. Fung, Dr. Berg, Dr. Axe. Or, you can be happy that neither of these diet patterns Is more advantageous, and thus can be individualized to personal preference & adherence capacity.
Do intermittent diets provide physiological benefits over continuous diets for weight loss? A systematic review of clinical trials.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26384657
Weight-Loss Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intermittent Energy Restriction Trials Lasting a Minimum of 6 Months.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27338458
Intermittent fasting interventions for treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29419624
Intermittent versus continuous energy restriction on weight loss and cardiometabolic outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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