INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. A body mass index (BMI) over 25 is considered overweight, and over 30 is obese. The prevalence of overweight and obesity has risen by 4% from 1975 to 2016 among children and increased about 3 times from 1975 to 2016 in 1.9 billion adults(18y+) including 39% of men and 40% of women were overweight and near about 650 million adults (11% of men and 15% of women) were obese. . The fundamental factor for obesity is the prolong imbalance of energy consumed (energy dense food) and spent every day in our life. Obesity contributes to the prevalence of diseases like “ type 2 diabetes mellitus, fatty liver disease, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, dementia, osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea and several cancers. In Ayurveda fasting is termed as ‘upvasa’ which means abstinence from food for the detoxification of body and mind. People of India follow the concept of fasting from 1000 years ago. Intermittent fasting the modern concept of fasting and eating in a specific time period, the emphasis is given on when to eat rather than what to eat. A review is done by the author on metabolic effects of intermittent fasting and weight loss.
Keywords:
obesity, body mass index (BMI), overweight, intermittent fasting, weight loss
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"Intermittent fasting: a cure to reduce obesity", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 1, page no.a847-a858, January-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2301095.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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