Intermittent fasting improves metabolic outcomes in metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis with GRADE evaluation
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February 12, 2026
Your body usually burns glucose (sugar) for energy, but after about 10 to 12 hours without food your glucose stores run low. In animal studies, it has been shown that intermittent fasting does not improve insulin sensitivity and maximal longevity of male GHR-KO (growth hormone receptor-ko) mice, even though these improve in non-GHR-KO males from the same strain36). Also, researchers don't know if different fasting cycles have the same benefits. Popular...
