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Varady and Gabel reported that alternate-day fasting results in approximately 3%-7% body weight reduction in trials ranging from 2 to 6 months.
“Varady and Gabel [66] reported that ADF results in ~3%–7% body weight reduction in trials ranging from 2 to 6 months.”
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- Varady, K. A., & Gabel, K.
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Endocrinology
- Published
- 2019-09-26
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 686-687
- ISSN
- 1759-5029
- 1759-5037
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 3
- Language
- en
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