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Effect of Intermittent Fasting on Cardiometabolic Health in the Chinese Population: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

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Identification of novel SIRT1 activators endowed with cardioprotective profile

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A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis of Intermittent Fasting

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The Role of Intermittent Fasting and Dieting on Cognition in Adult Population: A Systematic Review of the Randomized Controlled Trials

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Does time‐restricted eating add benefits to calorie restriction? A systematic review

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Chrononutrition and Energy Balance: How Meal Timing and Circadian Rhythms Shape Weight Regulation and Metabolic Health

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Effects of Different Exercises Combined with Different Dietary Interventions on Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

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Efficacy of time restricted eating and resistance training on body composition and mood profiles among young adults with overweight/obesity: a randomized controlled trial

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A Narrative Review about Metabolic Pathways, Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Implications of Intermittent Fasting as Autophagy Promotor

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Therapeutic Efficacy of Intermittent Ketogenesis in Modulating Adenosine Metabolism, Immune Response, and Seizure Severity in Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Pilot Human Study

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Modulating Neuroinflammation and Autophagy in Psychiatric Disorders Through Mechanisms and Therapies

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Effects of time-restricted eating on body composition and metabolic parameters in overweight and obese women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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The Role of Intermittent Fasting on Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Comparative efficacy of different diet modalities on metabolic profiles and liver functions in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a network meta-analysis

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Intermittent Fasting: A Metabolically Focused Therapeutic Strategy for Obesity

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Advances in Intermittent Fasting Applications for Critically Ill Patients

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The metabolic promise of intermittent fasting in obesity intervention: Insights from human clinical studies

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Exploring Early Neurodegeneration Through Fasting-Induced Metabolic Signatures and High-Sensitivity Biomarkers

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Intermittent fasting: a precautionary alternative remedy for people with obesity

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Nourishing Change

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Intermittent fasting: Evidence for benefit, lack of effect, or potential cardiometabolic risk?

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The Effect of Intermittent Fasting on FOXO3 Expression, Proteasome Activity and Oxidative Stress in Obese Men: A Clinical Trial

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Nutraceuticals for Brain Longevity and Autophagy Activation

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Time-Restricted Eating and Intermittent Fasting: Trendy or Trusty?

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SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF INTERMITTENT FASTING WITH A FOCUS ON KIDNEY FUNCTION (review article)

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Intermittent Fasting and the Gut Microbiota: Mechanisms Linking Microbial Remodeling to Metabolic and Immune Regulation

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Features of immunohistochemical expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in rat duodenum tissue during intermittent fasting

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Intermittent and periodic fasting: molecular mechanisms, health benefits and research challenges

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Intermittent fasting for obesity and related disorders: unveiling myths, facts, and presumptions

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Intermittent fasting – a novel approach to treating overweight and obesity? – meta-analysis and literature review

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INTERMITTENT FASTING AND METABOLIC HEALTH: EVIDENCE FROM CLINICAL STUDIES

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Intermittent fasting - its benefits and risks

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THE SCIENCE BEHIND INTERMITTENT FASTING

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