Modified fasting therapy

Intervention

1 paper3 findings

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province and 1 more
  • Human trial1

Outcomes

3

Blood glucose

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Modified fasting therapy decreases blood glucose in humans (p < 0.05).

    “accompanied by marked improvements in blood glucose and lipid profiles (p < 0.05).”

    Human trial550 kcal/day7-dayn = 35

    Effects of modified fasting therapy on tongue coating and gut microbiome in overweight and obese adults: a controlled clinical trial

    Frontiers in nutrition23 Jan 2026

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Body mass index

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Modified fasting therapy decreases body mass index in humans (-1.51 ± 0.58 (p < 0.01)).

    “BMI decreased by 1.51 ± 0.58 (p < 0.01), significantly, accompanied by marked improvements in blood glucose and lipid profiles (p < 0.05).”

    Human trial550 kcal/day7-dayn = 35

    Effects of modified fasting therapy on tongue coating and gut microbiome in overweight and obese adults: a controlled clinical trial

    Frontiers in nutrition23 Jan 2026

Body weight

downin humans1

1 study
  1. Modified fasting therapy decreases body weight in humans (-4.0 ± 1.6 kg (p < 0.01)).

    “In the fasting group, body weight decreased by 4.0 ± 1.6 kg (p < 0.01)”

    Human trial550 kcal/day7-dayn = 35

    Effects of modified fasting therapy on tongue coating and gut microbiome in overweight and obese adults: a controlled clinical trial

    Frontiers in nutrition23 Jan 2026

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