Ming-Li Sun, Wei Yao, Xiao-Ying Wang, Song Gao, Krista A Varady, Sofia K Forslund, Miao Zhang, Zan-Yu Shi, Fan Cao, Bing-Jie Zou, Ming-Hui Sun, Ke-Xin Liu, Qi Bao, Jin Xu, Xue Qin, Qian Xiao, Lang Wu, Yu-Hong Zhao, De-Yu Zhang, Qi-Jun Wu, Ting-Ting Gong
BACKGROUND: Benefits of Intermittent fasting (IF) on health-related outcomes have been found in a range of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Our umbrella review aimed to systematically analyze and synthesize the available causal evidence on IF and its impact on specific health-related outcomes while evaluating its evidence quality. METHODS: We comprehensively searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases (from inception up to 8 January 2024) to identify related systematic reviews and meta-analyses of RCTs investigating the association between IF and human health outcomes...
April 2024: EClinicalMedicine