Intermittent Fasting among Individuals in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Analysis of Characteristics, Reasons, and Health Outcomes DOI

Suhair Saleh Alsaleh,

Abdulaziz Khalid A. Al Mana,

Suha Saleh Al-Saleh

et al.

Emergency health services journal., Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 1(2), P. 49 - 55

Published: July 1, 2024

BACKGROUND: Intermittent fasting (IF) has gained widespread attention globally as a dietary practice for its potential health benefits and role in weight management, metabolic health, overall well-being. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics, reasons, outcomes of IF among individuals living Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODOLOGY: A web-based online was conducted Arabia, over 3 months 2024. Data collection performed using prevalidated series questionnaires, following simple random sampling. analysis Statistical Package Social Sciences version 27.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Chi-squared or Fisher’s test used find association between variables at significance level P < 0.05. RESULTS: The prevalence 60.3%. most frequent chronic diseases respondents were obesity (11.5%), diabetes (9.7%), heart disease (8.0%). Energy deficiency prevalent symptom during (18%; n = 61), followed by hunger dizziness (15%; 60). Out 109 participants, around 33% reported practicing less than week, 12.7% it more 2 weeks. Among them, 17.7% 12-h eating schedule fasting, while 15.0% 16-h pattern eight hours food consumption. In this study, 11.5% lost <2 kg, 16.5% 9% 5 9.9 kg. Losing (27.4%; 93) becoming healthy (26.5%; 90) reasons given IF. Furthermore, 35.7% feeling better, 22.7% great after Significant differences found respondents’ age group ( 0.018). However, findings did not reveal significant difference respondent gender 0.506). CONCLUSION: conclusion, sizable percentage with varying durations, patterns. addition, losing better suggest that may be advantageous variety outcomes.

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Roadmap for alleviating the manifestations of ageing in the cardiovascular system DOI
Luca Liberale, Simon Tual‐Chalot, Simon Sedej

et al.

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 19, 2025

Language: Английский

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Ramadan Fasting and Complications of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: Impacts on Liver Cirrhosis and Heart Failure DOI Open Access
Musaab Ahmed

Journal of Clinical Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 14(6), P. 1841 - 1841

Published: March 9, 2025

Background: Metabolic-dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and heart failure are two intersecting growing pandemics. Studies have demonstrated a strong association between MASLD failure. Liver cirrhosis is well-recognized complication of MASLD. This study aimed to summarize the potential effects Ramadan fasting on MASLD, cirrhosis, The author searched SCOPUS PubMed databases using specific terms. literature review focused research articles published in English from 2000 2024. Twenty-two were selected for this narrative review. reduced serum cholesterol levels, improved symptoms anthropometric measurements. However, it increased ascitic fluid production plasma bilirubin levels might increase risk hepatic encephalopathy upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage cirrhosis. improve decrease patients with Further studies needed confirm efficacy evaluate safety

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Nutritional strategies in oncology: The role of dietary patterns in modulating tumor progression and treatment response DOI

Zeyao Wang,

Xueying Wang,

Zihan Liu

et al.

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 189322 - 189322

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Healthy ageing in older adults with cardiovascular disease DOI

Nathalie Schmanske,

Jonathan M Ngo,

Kriti Kalra

et al.

European Heart Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 29, 2025

Abstract As life expectancy continues to increase due advancements in medical technology, public health, nutrition, and socioeconomic progress, the population of older adults USA Europe is rapidly growing. By 2050, individuals aged 65 are projected constitute over 20% US 29% European population, leading a higher prevalence chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease, cause death USA, poses significant challenges healthy ageing by contributing accelerated biological development geriatric syndromes. This state-of-the-art review aims (i) define for patients living with disease; (ii) compare chronological vs as it pertains (iii) describe impact syndromes provide an approach management prevention; (iv) address gaps knowledge future directions potential interventions that could promote ageing.

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Intermittent fasting: Is it beneficial for health? DOI Open Access

Zoran Joksimović,

Dušan Bastać

Timocki medicinski glasnik, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 50(1-2), P. 24 - 31

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

During evolution, animals, including humans, developed in conditions of relative food scarcity. Adapting to such life circumstances, they adaptive metabolic changes that allowed them function well even during periods when was not available. Intermittent fasting (IF) encompasses eating patterns which individuals refrain from consuming nutrients for extended or consume small quantities with alternating normal intake. IF has become an increasingly popular dietary practice, and its application can be found various cultural, spiritual, religious, health traditions throughout human civilization. New evidence shown the benefits extend beyond caloric restriction weight loss. These include energy production overall improvement physiological markers health. It is believed reduces systemic inflammation plays a role prevention treatment chronic diseases. In this paper, we aim review available discussions on significance impact intermittent

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10-h time-restricted eating: are there broad health benefits? DOI Creative Commons
Wanyang Li, Wei Chen

The Lancet Healthy Longevity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(5), P. e304 - e305

Published: April 5, 2024

Time-restricted eating (TRE) is increasingly recognised as a straightforward and effective dietary intervention, particularly beneficial for individuals at high risk of or who currently have conditions such overweight, obesity, type 2 diabetes.1Ezzati A McLaren C Bohlman Tamargo JA Lin Y Anton SD Does time-restricted add benefits to calorie restriction? systematic review.Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024; (published online Feb 21.)https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23984Crossref PubMed Scopus (0) Google Scholar The principle behind TRE involves confining the daily eating-time range specific number hours, typically ranging from 8 h 12 h, fasting remaining hours day. This method believed synchronise patterns with natural circadian rhythms body, thereby optimising metabolic processes. potential extend beyond mere weight loss. Research has indicated that this approach might mitigate markers associated cardiovascular diseases. By regulating timing food intake, can influence various protective factors contribute cardiac health. Among these are improved blood pressure sugar, which crucial in managing preventing progression conditions. Furthermore, loss achieved through further reduce strain on heart improve overall health.2Lin S Cienfuegos Ezpeleta M et al.Time-restricted without counting racially diverse population: randomized controlled trial.Ann Intern Med. 2023; 176: 885-895Crossref (14) Scholar, 3Ozcan Abdellatif Javaheri Sedej Risks intermittent aging system.Can J Cardiol. 12.)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2024.02.004Summary Full Text PDF 4Cheung K Chan V al.Effect cardiometabolic health Chinese meta-analysis trials.Nutrients. 16: 357Crossref Jonas Salling Quist colleagues5Quist JS Pedersen HE Jensen MM al.Effects 3 months 10-h per-day follow-up bodyweight Danish diabetes: RESET single-centre, parallel, superiority, open-label randomised trial.Lancet Healthy Longev. April 5.)https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(24)00028-XGoogle conducted trial Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen Denmark examine effects population diabetes, explore whether changes could be sustained an additional months. Unlike most trials date, featured smaller sample sizes, important due its larger cohort 100 participants, were divided into two groups 50. Notably, colleagues used continuous glucose monitoring, had low dropout rate, reported adherence giving their findings scientific reliability external validity. Contrary hypothesis previous perspectives, found did not lead diabetes. Although result improvements within group BMI, fat percentage, waist circumference, alanine aminotransferase, glycaemic control, there no statistically significant differences outcomes compared control (who underwent habitual living). Similar scepticism about effectiveness been noted other studies, one particular study showing loss.6Manoogian ENC Zadourian Lo HC al.Feasibility impacts 24-h shift workers: Heroes trial.Cell Metab. 2022; 34: 1442-1456Summary (47) However, fasting-time when restricted 10 shorter than studies reporting positive outcomes, involved longer ranges was 6 h.7Rovira-Llopis Luna-Marco Perea-Galera L Bañuls Morillas Victor VM Circadian alignment intake by eating: review meta-analysis.Rev Endocr Metab Disord. Nov 22.)https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-023-09853-xPubMed On basis findings, do recommend short-term (ie, months) strategy improvement. unresolved question remains: given typical time benefit treatments energy-restriction interventions often took long become lifestyle habit, it TRE, convenient feasible strategy, requires duration (eg, exert health? For example, 8-h intervention during reducing HbA1c.8Pavlou adults clinical trial.JAMA Netw Open. 6e2339337Crossref (3) Without large-scale increased durations continue observing cardiac-health indicators, concluding ineffective populations diabetes premature. As mention, long-term obesity dysfunction scarce. Nevertheless, meaningful. It provides objective evaluation challenging so-called mythical expectations efficacy interventions. Perhaps future strategies should consider combining calorie-restriction diets effectiveness.9He Li B Gao early body preserve fat-free mass adults? trials.Diabetes Syndr. 18102952Crossref We hope will motivate exploration declare competing interests. Effects open-label, trial3 clinically relevant middle-aged older Full-Text Open Access

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Intermittent fasting and cardiovascular disease: A scoping review of the evidence DOI
Sneha Annie Sebastian, Yash Shah, Camelia Arsene

et al.

Disease-a-Month, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 70(11), P. 101778 - 101778

Published: June 22, 2024

Language: Английский

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Fueling the Heart: What Are the Optimal Dietary Strategies in Heart Failure? DOI Open Access
Anahita Ataran,

Alexander Pompian,

Hamidreza Hajirezaei

et al.

Published: Aug. 5, 2024

Heart failure (HF) is a global health concern with rising incidence and poor prognosis. While the essential role of nutritional dietary strategies in HF patients acknowledged existing scientific guidelines clinical practice, there are no comprehensive recommendations for optimal management HF. In this review, we discuss results from recent studies on obesity paradox effects calorie restriction weight loss, intermittent fasting, Western diet, Mediterranean ketogenic DASH diet progression. Many these remain under basic investigation their safety efficacy, considerable heterogeneity observed response, presumably because pathogenesis different types addition, while specific aspects cardiac metabolism, such as changes ketone body utilization, might underlie certain heart, critical divide between supplement (i.e. ketones) that impact ketogenesis. This review aims to highlight gap by exploring emerging evidence supporting importance personalized prevent progression improve outcomes context

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Fasting: A Complex, Double-Edged Blade in the Battle Against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity DOI
Yiming Meng, Jing Sun, Guirong Zhang

et al.

Cardiovascular Toxicology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

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Fasting in Judo—Between Healthy Weight Control and Health Hazard: A Narrative Review DOI Creative Commons
Elena Pocecco, Friedemann Schneider, Pinelopi S. Stavrinou

et al.

Obesities, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(4), P. 453 - 467

Published: Nov. 5, 2024

Rapid weight loss strategies and cycling (losing gaining repeatedly) are acknowledged problems in sports with categories, including judo. Extreme fasting, especially if combined dehydration intense physical exercise, may harm health development, particularly those of children teenagers engaging judo competitions. However, there is substantial evidence for positive effects other forms fasting. Here, we aim to provide an updated overview the potential risks associated extreme dietary contrast them health-promoting fasting approaches. We conclude that literature on long-term consequences scarce. This applies specifically its association eating disorders. Although many reports have highlighted short-term rapid loss, vulnerability protection factors remain poorly understood. Rigorous scientific studies needed disentangle render healthy or unhealthy, considering both mental health. argue a better understanding management crucial preventing designing strategies, young athletes.

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