Effects of Fasting on Self Efficacy

The Effects of Therapeutic Fasting on Self Efficacy Measures - a Prospective Observational Trial

The study aims to investigate

• if a 7 day therapeutic fasting regimen will affect self-efficacy of patients with chronic diseases
• the effects of fasting on physical and mental well-being, quality of life and body awareness/image
• the association between patients characteristics and the perceived health benefit after fasting
• the association between Diagnosis according to traditional Chinese medicine and physical and mental well-being during the course of fasting
• experiences and perceptions of patients during fasting therapy

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Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years or older
• eligible for fasting, i.e. normal weight (no anorexia, no nutritional deficiency, no BMI<18 or >35, no eating disorder)

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychiatric disorder
• type 1 diabetes
• hepatitis
• severe somatic disorder (oncological disease, hepatological or nephrological)
• pregnancy