A scoping review of intermittent fasting, chronobiology, and metabolism.
Heitor O SantosRafael GenarioGrant M TinsleyPoliana RibeiroRandhall B CarteriChristianne de Faria Coelho-RavagnaniJoão F MotaPublished in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2022)
Chronobiology plays a crucial role in modulating many physiologic systems in which there is nutritional synergism with meal timing. Given that intermittent fasting (IF) has grown as a flexible dietary method consisting of delayed or early eating windows, this scoping review addresses the effects of IF protocols on metabolism as they relate to clinical nutrition and the circadian system. Although nocturnal habits are associated with circadian misalignments and impaired cardiometabolic profile-and nutritional physiology is better orchestrated during the day-most findings are based on animal experiments or human studies with observational designs or acute meal tests. Well-controlled randomized clinical trials employing IF protocols of delayed or early eating windows have sometimes demonstrated clinical benefits, such as improved glycemic and lipid profiles, as well as weight loss. However, IF does not appear to be more effective than traditional diets at the group level, and its effects largely depend on energy restriction. Thus, efforts must be made to identify patient biological rhythms, preferences, routines, and medical conditions before individual dietary prescription in clinical practice.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- physical activity
- clinical practice
- endothelial cells
- roux en y gastric bypass
- blood glucose
- type diabetes
- high intensity
- insulin resistance
- gastric bypass
- blood pressure
- healthcare
- liver failure
- glycemic control
- case report
- signaling pathway
- metabolic syndrome
- cross sectional
- hepatitis b virus
- fatty acid
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- obese patients
- decision making