UFMG study to assess the impact of fasting on women during the daily routine | Minas Gerais

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Intermittent diets have become very popular in recent years among people who want to lose weight without giving up high-calorie foods.

In addition, some studies have linked this type of diet to health benefits, such as reduced risk of heart disease and cancer, increased longevity, protection of age-related diseases, and cognitive decline.

However, it is an area of ​​research still embryonic and there are not enough scientific studies to confirm the benefits convincingly.

"There are still few studies on the inflammatory and metabolic effects of fasting – we want to evaluate its impact on activities of daily living," said Jenneffer Braga, a nutritionist at the Graduate School of Food Science. Faculty of Pharmacy, Jenneffer Braga.

The test will be performed for one day. Participants must fast for 10 hours while performing their normal routine. They will be evaluated in the morning and late afternoon at the UFMG Clinic Hospital, in Santa Efigênia neighborhood, in the eastern Belo Horizonte region.

"There is already weight loss among those who practice fasting due to a decrease in caloric intake, but this loss is less important than another diet. C & # It is a question of choice, and moreover, the existing studies on fasting are more observatory and many are related to Ramadan, the fasting practiced by Muslims.We want to study the physiological effects induced in the daily routine. " said the nutritionist.

Participating women will be badessed for body weight, body size and circumference, bioimpedance (body composition, water, body fat and body fat), calorimetry (calories burned per day), blood pressure and bleeding. of blood.