Brief report: Ramadan as a model of intermittent fasting: Effects on body composition, metabolic parameters, gut hormones and appetite in adults with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract This study examined whether intermittent fasting during Ramadan had differential effects on body composition, metabolic parameters, and gut hormone and appetite responses to a meal in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) compared with healthy controls. Ramadan decreased fat mass in T2DM but n...

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Published in:	Obesity medicine Vol. 6; pp. 15 - 17
Main Authors:	Alharbi, Turki J., MD, Wong, Jencia, PhD, MD, Markovic, Tania, PhD, MD, Yue, Dennis, PhD, MD, Wu, Ted, MD, Brooks, Belinda, PhD, Hetherington, Julie, Seimon, Radhika, PhD, Gibson, Alice A, Toth, Krisztina, Silviera, Stephanie, Sainsbury, Amanda, PhD, Little, Tanya J., PhD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2017
Subjects:	Internal Medicine
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Summary:	Abstract This study examined whether intermittent fasting during Ramadan had differential effects on body composition, metabolic parameters, and gut hormone and appetite responses to a meal in people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) compared with healthy controls. Ramadan decreased fat mass in T2DM but not controls, without effects on metabolic parameters.
ISSN:	2451-8476 2451-8476
DOI:	10.1016/j.obmed.2017.03.002