Peer-reviewed study
Fasting outcomes still need protein and training context
The impact of intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiometabolic outcomes in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Source details
PubMed-linked study details.
- Authors
- Wang et al.
- Journal
- Nutrition Journal. 2025.
- Identifiers
- PMID 40731344 · DOI 10.1186/s12937-025-01178-6
Claim guardrail
What this page should prevent.
Do not present fasting as a lean-mass protection strategy by itself. Resistance training and protein still carry that job.
Geebs coaching takeaway
The study only matters if it changes a behavior.
For body composition, fasting should be judged by the whole plan: calories, protein, lifting performance, sleep, hunger, and consistency.
Content angles
Safe ways to translate it.
The window is not the whole diet
Fasting needs a muscle plan too
Judge diet structure by adherence
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