Food Science & Nutrition

Effect of Intermittent Fasting on Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Adults: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials

By Hafiz Muhammad Irfan Manzoor, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Aneela Hameed, Fahad Al-Asmari

Graphical abstract from Food Science & Nutrition — Graphical abstract. Manzoor et al.

Systematic review of randomised trialsInterventions

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The paper

Hafiz Muhammad Irfan Manzoor, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Aneela Hameed, Fahad Al-Asmari

Bahauddin Zakariya University; King Faisal University

Food Science & Nutrition, 15 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.72264 PubMed 42746281

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