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Fasting Diets: What Are the Impacts on Eating Behaviors, Sleep, Mood, and Well-Being? Publisher



Hosseini E1 ; Ammar A2, 3, 4 ; Josephson JK5 ; Gibson DL5, 6 ; Askari G1, 7 ; Bragazzi NL8 ; Trabelsi K3 ; Schollhorn WI2 ; Mokhtari Z1
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  1. 1. Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
  3. 3. High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
  4. 4. Research Laboratory, Molecular Bases of Human Pathology, LR19ES13, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
  5. 5. Department of Biology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
  6. 6. Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
  7. 7. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  8. 8. Human Nutrition Unit (HNU), Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Source: Frontiers in Nutrition Published:2023


Abstract

Fasting diets (FDs) have drawn great attention concerning their contribution to health and disease over the last decade. Despite considerable interest in FDs, the effect of fasting diets on eating behaviors, sleep, and mood-essential components of diet satisfaction and mental health- has not been addressed comprehensively. Understanding the critical role that fasting plays in these elements will open up potential treatment avenues that have not yet been explored. The aim of the present paper was to conduct a comprehensive critical review exploring the effects of fasting on eating behaviors, sleep, and mood. There is currently a lack of clarity regarding which fasting option yields the most advantageous effects, and there is also a scarcity of consistent trials that assess the effects of FDs in a comparable manner. Similarly, the effects and/or treatment options for utilizing FDs to modify eating and sleep behaviors and enhance mood are still poorly understood. Further researches aiming at understanding the impacts of various fasting regimes, providing new insights into the gut-brain axis and offering new treatment avenues for those with resistant anxiety and depression, are warranted. Alteration of eating behaviors can have lasting effects on various physiological parameters. The use of fasting cures can underpin ancient knowledge with scientific evidence to form a new approach to the prevention and treatment of problems associated with co-morbidities or challenges pertaining to eating behaviors. Therefore, a thorough examination of the various fasting regimens and how they impact disease patterns is also warranted. Copyright © 2024 Hosseini, Ammar, Josephson, Gibson, Askari, Bragazzi, Trabelsi, Schollhorn and Mokhtari.
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