Effects of alternate-day fasting on body weight and dyslipidaemia in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomised controlled trial
Effects of alternate-day fasting on body weight and dyslipidaemia in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomised controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1186/s12876-019-1132-8
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发表时间:
2019-12-18
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Chen, Zhi-Yuan
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作者:
Cai, Hua;Qin, Yue-Lan;Chen, Zhi-Yuan
Background: Alternate-day fasting (ADF) is a novel diet therapy that may achieve reduction in body weight and improvement of dyslipidaemia, but the impact of this diet on patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ADF on the body weight and lipid profile of individuals with NAFLD.Methods: NAFLD patients (n = 271) were randomised to the ADF group, time-restricted feeding (TRF) group, or the control group and subjected to the respective diet for 12 weeks. Anthropometric measurements (body weight, fat mass/fat-free mass) were performed, and plasma lipids were analysed enzymatically.Results: Within 4 weeks, the body weight decreased significantly (P < 0.001) in the ADF group by 4.56 +/- 0.41 kg (6.1 +/- 0.5%) and the TRF group by 3.62 +/- 0.65 kg (4.83 +/- 0.9%) compared to the control group, and it decreased even more after 12 weeks in both groups (ADF: - 4.04 +/- 0.54 kg, 5.4 +/- 0.7%; TRF: - 3.25 +/- 0.67 kg, 4.3 +/- 0.9%). Fat mass was significantly reduced by ADF (- 3.49 +/- 0.37 kg; 11 +/- 1.2%) and TRF (- 2.91 +/- 0.41 kg; 9.6 +/- 1.3%), with ADF leading to a further reduction in fat mass after 12 weeks (- 3.48 +/- 0.38 kg; 11 +/- 1.2%). Total cholesterol was significantly decreased at both time points in the ADF group (- 0.91 +/- 0.07 mmol/L; 18.5 +/- 1.5%) compared to the control and TRF groups. Both ADF (- 0.64 +/- 0.06 mmol/L; 25 +/- 1.9%) and TRF (0.58 +/- 0.07 mmol/L; 20 +/- 1.7%) achieved a significant reduction in serum triglycerides (P < 0.001) after 12 weeks. Changes in fat free mass, HDL, LDL, fasting insulin, glucose, liver stiffness, and systolic or diastolic blood pressure did not differ between the groups.Conclusions: ADF appears to be an effective diet therapy for individuals with NAFLD that can achieve weight loss and improvement of dyslipidaemia within a relatively short period of time (4 to 12 weeks). Potential preventive effects of ADF on cardiovascular disease need to be confirmed by future investigations.