February 2, 2010 Vol. XXVII, No. 6 Sign up for our FREE PW e-newsletter Home Past Issues Search Register Contact Us Back to Phys Weekly  Medical Horizons  View Printable Page Dieting Strategy Associated With Benefits        Alternate-day fasting (ADF) appears to be a viable diet option to help obese individuals lose weight and decrease their risk for coronary artery disease, according to a study of 16 patients from investigators at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Body weight and percentage body fat decreased after 8 weeks of ADF dieting. Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triacylglycerol concentrations also decreased after 8 weeks of ADF.       Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 1, 2009.        REFERENCE LINKS: An abstract of the study is available at http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/90   To get Physician's Weekly posted in your hospital, click HERE PW Archives | Past Issues | Register | Contact Us | Search Archive | Back To Top © 2010 Physician’s Weekly, LLC Web design and development by Spindustry Interactive™