%0 Journal Article
%T Fasting Therapy versus Standard Weight Reduction Diet Combined with Naturopathic Complex Treatment in Patients with Overweight and Obesity
%A Andr¨¦
%A Beate
%A Beer
%A Dominik
%A Elisabeth
%A Ismar
%A Karl
%A Lena
%A Michael
%A P£¿tschke
%A R¨¹diger
%A Tanja
%A Weidner
%A Wessely
%A Wiebelitz
%J -
%D 2018
%R 10.18314/jnb.v4i2.1007
%X Background: Overweight and obesity are major risk factors for many chronic diseases in modern societies. A retrospective follow-up study showed an advantage of weight reduction diet (WRD) to fasting therapy concerning long-term weight loss. Objective: Prospective comparison of WRD to fasting therapy concerning long-term weight loss. Methods: From 08/2007 to 02/2009 90 patients with overweight or obesity were observed with a follow-up period of 6 months, who received either a fasting therapy or a WRD in the context of naturopathic complex in-patient treatment including physical activity. Results: During the in-patient treatment the fasting patients loosed significantly more weight than the WRD patients, but regained weight during the follow-up, while the weight loss of the WRD patients persisted. 32% of the fasting and 81% of the WRD patients achieved a 5% weight loss after 6 months. Total and LDL-cholesterol were significantly more reduced, controlled eating habits, physical leisure activity and tendentially physical quality of life increased more after 6 months in the WRD group, while the systolic blood pressure declined more in the fasting patients. Conclusion: Weight loss and improvement of obesity-associated parameters were long-term significantly inferior in fasting patients compared to patients treated with a WRD. The reduced success of the fasting patients is probably caused by the minor lifestyle modification
%K nutrition research journals
%K journal of nutritional biology
%K open access nutrition journals
%K food sciences impact factor list
%K nutrition research papers
%U https://www.gratisoa.org/journals/index.php/GJFN/article/view/1007