Can Intermittent Fasting Mimic the Metabolic and Cardiovascular and Anti-aging Effects of Calorie Restriction?

Can Intermittent Fasting Mimic the Metabolic and Cardiovascular and Anti-aging Effects of Calorie Restriction?

The purpose of Intermittent Fasting study is to investigate whether intermittent fasting could decrease the chronic inflammation levels in overweight/obese people.

The primary objective of this study is to determine whether or not IF reduces the level of chronic inflammation as evidenced by a decrease in high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP), as the main outcome measure

Inclusion Criteria:

• The participants in this study will be 50 men and women in the 30 to 65 year age range, who have a BMI in the high normal to moderately obese range (i.e. 24 to 35 kg/m2),
• Participants who are eating usual US diets and are sedentary to moderately active (i.e. not exercise trained).

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of any chronic disease process that could interfere with interpretation of results
• Smoking, pregnancy, alcoholism, psychiatric problems, life situations that would interfere with study participation and compliance.