Alternate Day Fasting for Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance and Cardio-protection

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-01-31

Brief Summary

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The proposed research will demonstrate that alternate day modified fasting (ADMF) is a suitable alternative to daily calorie restriction (CR) for weight loss, weight maintenance, and heart disease prevention. Since many overweight and obese individuals find it difficult to adhere to daily CR, this diet option may improve adherence with these dietary restriction protocols. This, in turn, will allow a greater percent of the overweight and obese population to lose weight, maintain weight loss, and prevent future occurrences of coronary heart disease.

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Detailed Description

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Overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Losing weight by means of dietary restriction greatly reduces vascular disease risk. The majority of studies examiningmost common dietary restriction protocol s implemented is daily calorie restriction (CR). Another dietary restriction regimen employed, although far less commonly, is alternate day modified fasting (ADMF). ADMF involves a "feed day" where food is consumed ad-libitum, alternated with a "fast day", where food intake is partially reduced. Previous reports show that adherence to ADMF exceeds that of CR after 8 weeks of treatment. This increased adherence to ADMF results in greater weight loss, which produces more pronounced improvements in CHD risk. What has yet to be determined is whether adherence to ADMF remains near maximal for longer treatment durations (24 weeks), and if this improved adherence results in greater reductions in body weight and CHD risk, versus CR. Once weight loss is achieved, weight maintenance is extremely important as CHD risk can increase if weight is regained. Whether ADMF is an effective strategy for weight maintenance remains unknown. Accordingly, the aims of this proposal are: Aim 1: To establish that adherence to ADMF is greater than that of CR during a 24-week intervention period and to determine if increased adherence to ADMF results in greater weight loss; Aim 2: To establish that greater reductions in body weight by ADMF over a 24-week period will result in greater improvements in traditional CHD risk parameters (blood pressure, plasma lipid levels, cholesterol synthesis rate, LDL particle size, and CRP) and emerging CHD risk parameters (fat cell-derived hormones, body fat distribution, and fat cell size) in comparison to CR; and Aim 3: To establish that ADMF is an effective diet therapy to maintain weight loss and sustain improvements in CHD risk indicators, and to compare changes in cognitive and behavioral components of eating between ADMF and CR subjects. A 52-week randomized, controlled, parallel-arm feeding trial will be implemented to test these objectives. The trial will be divided into 3 consecutive intervention periods: (1) 4-week baseline; (2) 24-week weight loss with food provided; and (3) 24-week weight maintenance with no food provided. Overweight and obese subjects (n = 90) will be randomized to 1 of 3 groups: (1) ADMF, 75% energy restriction on the "fast day" and ad libitum fed on the "feed day"; (2) CR, 25% restriction everyday; or 3) control, 100% energy intake everyday. During the weight maintenance phase, ADMF subjects will consume 25% of their energy needs on the "fast day" and 175% of their needs on the "feed day", while CR and control subjects will consume 100% of their needs everyday. Our findings will show that ADMF can be implemented as an alternative to CR to help overweight and obese individuals lose weight, maintain weight loss, and sustain reductions in CHD risk. This study will also generate insights into the specific behavioral changes that occur with ADMF that explain why ADMF is a successful diet strategy for weight maintenance.

Conditions

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Coronary Heart Disease Obesity Weight Loss

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Alternate day fasting (ADF)

Fast day diet: 25% energy intake, Feast day diet: Ad libitum energy intake (alternating days)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alternate day fasting

Intervention Type OTHER

Calorie restriction (CR)

75% energy intake every day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Calorie restriction

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

Usual diet

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control diet

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Alternate day fasting

Intervention Type OTHER

Calorie restriction

Intervention Type OTHER

Control diet

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 to 65 years old
* BMI between 25.0 and 39.9 kg/m2
* Previously sedentary (\<60 minutes/week of light activity corresponding to 2.5 to 4.0 metabolic equivalents (METs) for the 3 months prior to the study)

Exclusion Criteria

* Have a history cardiovascular disease (prior angina, myocardial infarction or stroke)
* Are diabetic (fasting blood glucose \> 126 mg/dl)
* Have a history of psychiatric disorders and/or eating disorders
* Are taking anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medications
* Are taking drugs that affect study outcomes (weight loss, lipid-lowering, or blood pressure drugs)
* Are not weight stable for 3 months prior to the beginning of study (weight gain or loss \> 4 kg)
* Are not able to keep a food diary or activity log for 7 consecutive days during screening
* Are perimenopausal or have an irregular menstrual cycle (menses that does not appear every 27-32 days)
* Are claustrophobic or have implanted electrical devices (cardiac pacemaker or a neurostimulator)
* Are pregnant, or trying to become pregnant
* Are smokers

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes