Janaswamy Raghav, Yelne Pallavi
Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, IND.
Cureus. 2022 Oct 17;14(10):e30372. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30372. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Obesity can be regarded as the curse of this modern advanced and efficient lifestyle as it is the crux of very precarious comorbidities. The prevalence of obesity is so widespread that cases of obesity can be seen on either end of the age spectrum. With the rise of the twenty-first century and the rise of ease of living, the sedentary lifestyle also went on the rise to become the primary contributor to the rise in obesity. For the management of obesity, various dietary modifications grew in popularity, among which is intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting grew in popularity with the rise of the internet. Intermittent calorie restriction/time-restricted feeding is a form of caloric restriction revolving around a short window for eating and a comparatively larger window for fasting. This form of feed-fast cycle promotes increased consumption of adipose tissue and glycogen stores, leading to increased fat loss and reduced satiety. Intermittent fasting is also said to have cardioprotective functions as well known to control diabetic parameters and reduce the incidence of diabetes. This narrative review article's goals are to outline the benefits of intermittent calorie restriction while accounting for any of its potential limitations and pinpoint any knowledge gaps that may exist.
肥胖可被视为这种现代先进且高效生活方式的祸根，因为它是非常危险的合并症的症结所在。肥胖的患病率极为普遍，在整个年龄谱的两端都能看到肥胖病例。随着21世纪的到来以及生活便利性的提高，久坐不动的生活方式也随之兴起，成为肥胖率上升的主要原因。对于肥胖的管理，各种饮食调整方法越来越受欢迎，其中包括间歇性禁食。随着互联网的兴起，间歇性禁食越来越流行。间歇性热量限制/限时进食是一种热量限制形式，围绕着较短的进食窗口和相对较长的禁食窗口展开。这种进食-禁食周期促进了脂肪组织和糖原储备的消耗增加，导致脂肪减少和饱腹感降低。间歇性禁食据说还具有心脏保护功能，并且众所周知可以控制糖尿病参数并降低糖尿病的发病率。这篇叙述性综述文章的目的是概述间歇性热量限制的益处，同时考虑其任何潜在局限性，并指出可能存在的知识空白。
