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Study aim
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The purpose of the present study was to investigate and compare the impact of Modified Alternate- Day Fasting versus daily Calorie Restriction on anthropometric indices, glycemic markers, and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with metabolic syndrome.
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Design
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The clinical randomized trial, sham-controlled clinical trial with parallel groups
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Settings and conduct
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Subjects were recruited from the Sediqe- Tahere Heart Center. after classification and matched according to age, sex, and BMI, these subjects were randomly divided into two groups. a group of subjects received Modified ADF and another group received Calorie Restriction for 8 weeks. At the beginning and the end of the study, outcomes were measured. The energy requirement of each person was calculated by Mifflin equation.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: patients with metabolic syndrome, high BMI, no weight changes more and less than 5% for 3 months, no fasting for 3 months, Exclusion criteria: smoking, history of the disease, use of the desired drugs
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Intervention groups
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In Modified ADF group, subjects consumed very low-calorie diet (75% energy restriction) during the 3 fast days (Saturday, Monday, Wednesday) and then ate the diet that providing 100% of their energy needs on each feed day (3 days a week). In Friday subjects consumed ad libitum without limitation. in Calorie Restriction group, subjects consumed 75% energy needs in each day.
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Main outcome variables
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Body weight, BMI, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, triglyceride, body fat mass, fat-free mass, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR