Alternate day fasting. A “fast day” where individuals consume 25% of energy needs, alternated with a “feed day” where subjects eat ad libitum. Exercise. Moderate intensity exercise program three times per week under supervised conditions using an age-predicted heart rate maximum with a heart rate monitor. Combined.
Intermittent fasting (IF) has recently gained much public interest as a weight loss approach. 1 IF is a unique dietary strategy defined as periods of eating alternated with periods of not eating (fasting). 2 IF focuses on when food is consumed and total quantity consumed. IF works through an altered liver metabolism, referred to as the
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