Limiting intake to 500 calories every other day reduced blood pressure from 124/78 to 117/72 mm Hg

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Having people limit their calorie intake to 500 calories every other day, which is 25% of their calorie needs, and allowing them to eat as much as they wanted to on the other days, causes an average weight loss of 5-6% of body weight in 2-3 months according to studies done by Krista Varady, PhD from the University of Illinois in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Blood pressure fell by 7 points, falling from 124/78 to 117/72 mm Hg.

Cholesterol Levels

Cholesterol, LDL, HDL and Triglycerides Reduced

Total cholesterol was reduced from 201 to 175 mg/dl.

LDL cholesterol was reduced from 118 to 99 mg/dl.

HDL cholesterol was reduced from 56 to 54 mg/dl.

Triglycerides were reduced from 109 to 87 mg/dl.

Modified Fast

Every Other Day Modified Fast

This is called an “every other day modified fast”.

This article was first published on Sept 23, 2015.

Reference

Varady KA, Bhutani S, Klempel MC, Kroeger CM, Trepanowski JF, Haus JM, Hoddy KK, and Calvo Y. Alternate day fasting for weight loss in normal weight and overweight subjects: a randomized controlled trial. Nutr J, 2013; 12(1): 146.

The paper is posted here and here.

Author’s Contact Info

Krista A Varady, PhD
Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition
University of Illinois at Chicago
1919 West Taylor Street, Room 506 F
Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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