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Heading: Research Although several studies have been conducted on intermittent fasting as of 2014, these studies failed to study the effect on children, elderly people, and underweight people as this could be harmful to these populations.[1] Individuals who are studied, especially those who are fasting for periods longer than 24 hours should be monitored by physicians due to possible gastrointestinal system and circadian rhythm.[2] The results of studies examining the effects of intermittent fasting are listed below. (REVISED FROM ORIGINAL WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE) Subheading: Weight Loss Intermittent fasting has been shown to lead to weight loss. Weight loss using intermittent fasting versus caloric restriction was evaluated. Although both methods demonstrated similar fat loss and weight loss levels, less lean mass was lost using intermittent fasting. This demonstrates that weight loss can help one retain lean mass while losing weight, thus making intermittent fasting a better weight loss method.[3] Subheading: Blood Pressure A 2017 study aimed to examine the effect of intermittent fasting on blood pressure variability. The study looked at sixty individuals. Intermittent fasting reduced blood pressure and increased blood pressure variability during intermittent fasting.[4] Subheading: Obesity A study conducted in 2015 evaluated the use of intermittent fasting to treat obese individuals, or those with a BMI greater than 25 or equal to 30. Treatment using intermittent fasting was compared to treatment using a reduced calorie diet and no treatment at all. Intermittent fasting, which relies on the use of very low caloric diets, may not cause fat loss but instead cause water and glycogen loss. Therefore, intermittent fasting may be harmful as it causes fatigue and dizziness. It therefore recommended to only use intermittent fasting for twelve weeks and only use it when rapid weight loss is necessary.

1. Longo, Valter D; Mattson, Mark P (2014). "Fasting: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications". Cell Metabolism. 19 (2): 181-92. doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2013.12.008. PMC 3946160. 2. Barnosky, Adrienne R; Hoddy, Kristin K; Unterman, Terry G; Varady, Krista A (2014). "Intermittent fasting vs daily calorie restriction for type 2 diabetes prevention: A review of human findings". Translational Research. 164 (4): 302-11. doi:10.1016/j.trsl.2014.05.013. . 3. Varady, K. A. (2011). Intermittent versus daily calorie restriction: which diet regimen is more effective for weight loss?. Obesity reviews, 12(7). 4. Erdem, Y., Özkan, G., Ulusoy, Ş., Arıcı, M., Derici, Ü., Şengül, Ş., ... & Ertürk, Ş. (2018). The effect of intermittent fasting on blood pressure variability in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension or prehypertension. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension, 12(1), 42-49. 5. Jane, L., Atkinson, G., Jaime, V., Hamilton, S., Waller, G., & Harrison, S. (2015). Intermittent fasting interventions for the treatment of overweight and obesity in adults aged 18 years and over: a systematic review protocol. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 13(10), 60-68.