Alternate-Day Fasting Gets a Safe Bill of Health

The effect of regular walking and alternate day fasting on health-related factors in overweight and obese females

Introduction: Obesity is a complex health problem. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of regular walking with alternate day fasting (ADF) on health-related factors of overweight and obese females.‎  Methods: 30 healthy inactive, overweight and obese women were divided randomly into three equal groups.  The groups were: control group (BMI: 30.72±4.40 kg/m2); the experimental grou...

Bill Gets Recommendation

WASHINGTON (.fl The Supreme Court Monday barred draft exemptions lor men who claim conscientious objections to the lndochina war but not to all wars. The 8-1 ruling. based on what Justice Thurgood Marshall called a straightforward reading of Selective Service law, closes the door on Roman Catholics who subscribe to the "just war" doctrine as well as to other selective objectors. Marshall said t...

Effect of Short-Term Modified Alternate-Day Fasting on the Lipid Metabolism in Obese Women

OBJECTIVE: Obesity is a worldwide health problem, with increasing prevalence associated with an increased risk of chronic diseases. Decrease in energy intake has been shown to lower the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) in obese. The common form of dietary restriction is daily calorie restriction (CR). Another form is alternate-day fasting (ADF). The ability of modified ADF to facilitate we...

Alternate-day fasting and chronic disease prevention: a review of human and animal trials.

Calorie restriction (CR) and alternate-day fasting (ADF) represent 2 different forms of dietary restriction. Although the effects of CR on chronic disease prevention were reviewed previously, the effects of ADF on chronic disease risk have yet to be summarized. Accordingly, we review here animal and human evidence concerning ADF and the risk of certain chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes,...

استرابیسم متناوب روزانه ( Alternate day squint )