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Table 1 Intervention arms employed in the study protocol

From: Intermittent fasting, energy balance and associated health outcomes in adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Intervention

Description

Daily calorie restriction

Reduce normal intake by 25% every day

Intermittent fasting with calorie restriction

Alternate between 24-hour periods of fasting and feeding with 150% of normal intake on fed days

Intermittent fasting without calorie restriction

Alternate between 24-hour periods of fasting and feeding with 200% of normal intake on fed days