Intermittent Fasting
Conditions
Keywords
Intermittent fasting, Memory status, physical activity, customized diet plan, 24- hour dietary recall, Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire
Brief summary
Our study aims to assess the effects of intermittent fasting among the healthy population.
Detailed description
Research needs to be conducted to find the effects of intermittent fasting on humans as it might not have the same favorable effects on the memory of a human brain compared to mice. This study will also help to assess the consequences of different intermittent fasting regimens on different individuals (based on age, sex, body mass index , memory status and physical activity etc)
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntermittent Fasting
16 hours fasting and 8 hours eating window
BEHAVIORALCalorie Restricted Diet
The customized diet plan will be given to the participants according to their calorie intake requirements
BEHAVIORALNormal dietary intake
normal diet without any customization
Sponsors
University of the Punjab
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* BMI greater or equal to 25kg/m2.
Exclusion criteria
not given consent having secondary or syndromic forms of obesity taking medication for weight gain or reduction undergoing bariatric surgery * diabetic pregnant women breastfeeding mothers chronic disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hip measurement(in cm) | three months | for waist hip ratio |
| Weight(in kg) | three months | For BMI |
| Height (in cm) | three months | for BMI |
| Waist (in cm) | three months | for waist hip ratio |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Health Markers | three months | Low Density Lipid, Very Low Density Lipid, High Density Lipid, triglycerides |
| blood sugar | three months | Fasting blood sugar level |
| blood pressure | three months | Diastolic and systolic blood pressure |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Status | three months | scoring system higher the value good will be results |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed