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. 2015 Aug;115(8):1203-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.02.018. Epub 2015 Apr 6.

Intermittent Fasting and Human Metabolic Health

Ruth E Patterson, Gail A Laughlin, Andrea Z LaCroix, Sheri J Hartman, Loki Natarajan, Carolyn M Senger, María Elena Martínez, Adriana Villaseñor, Dorothy D Sears, Catherine R Marinac, Linda C Gallo

Intermittent Fasting and Human Metabolic Health

Ruth E Patterson et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2015 Aug.
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Figure 1
Association of intermittent fasting with intestinal microbiota, circadian clock, and other lifestyle factors hypothesized to result in metabolic regulation and downstream impacts on obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), cancer, and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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Figure 2
The human circadian rhythm regulates eating, sleeping, hormones, physiologic processes, and coordinates metabolism and energetics
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