10
Participants
Start Date
June 30, 2011
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2013
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2013
Intermittent fasting - the effect on glucose metabolism, body composition and cognitive function
"Each of the 10 subjects must through a period of monitoring (four weeks) before the study period (four weeks). Before, during, and after both the monitoring period and the study period, the subjects will undergo tests at Rigshospitalet.~DAY 1: Inclusion and exclusion of subjects DAY 1 to DAY 28: Monitoring period (usual lifestyle)~* 28 days of dietary monitoring~* 28 days measurement by pedometer DAY 1, DAY 28 \& DAY 56: Test 1~* Oral glucose tolerance test with stable isotopes~* Fat and muscle biopsies DAY 2, DAY 29 \& DAY 57: Test 2~* DXA scanning~* Resting Metabolic Rate Measurement~* VO2max test on bicycle~* Cognitive testing~* MRI of the brain and abdomen DAY 9, DAY 19, DAY 38 \& DAY 48: Test 3~* Actiheart for 3 days~* 72-hour blood glucose monitoring with CGMS System DAY 29 to DAY 57: INTERVENTION~* Fasting from 7am - 9pm~* 28 days of dietary monitoring~* 28 days measurement by pedometer"
Centre of Inflammation and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen OE
Inge Holm
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