Fasting
 
																	
																		 
																	
																		
																	 
																	
																		 
																	
																		
																	 
																	
																			
																					
	"Fasting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
 
	
	
		
			
			
				Abstaining from all food.
    
			 
			
				
				
					
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							D005215
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 F01.145.407.400 G07.203.650.240.587 G07.203.650.353.400 
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 | 1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  | 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |  | 2000 | 1 | 5 | 6 |  | 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |  | 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |  | 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |  | 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 |  | 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 |  | 2006 | 5 | 1 | 6 |  | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 2009 | 1 | 4 | 5 |  | 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |  | 2011 | 1 | 7 | 8 |  | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 9 |  | 2013 | 1 | 11 | 12 |  | 2014 | 3 | 5 | 8 |  | 2015 | 2 | 8 | 10 |  | 2016 | 4 | 5 | 9 |  | 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |  | 2018 | 2 | 6 | 8 |  | 2019 | 6 | 7 | 13 |  | 2020 | 6 | 8 | 14 |  | 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |  | 2022 | 4 | 5 | 9 |  | 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 |  | 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 2025 | 4 | 1 | 5 |  
 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasting" by people in Profiles. 
						
					
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Breit MJ, Caldwell AE, Ostendorf DM, Pan Z, Creasy SA, Swanson B, Clark K, Hill EB, MacLean PS, Bessesen DH, Melanson EL, Catenacci VA. Effects of 4:3 Intermittent Fasting on Eating Behaviors and Appetite Hormones: A Secondary Analysis of a 12-Month Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention. Nutrients. 2025 Jul 21; 17(14). 
															
								 
							
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van Baar MJB, Muskiet MHA, Scholtes RA, Touw DJ, Nieuwdorp M, Kramer MHH, Joles JA, Cherney DZI, Bjornstad P, Krebber MM, van Raalte DH. Fasting and postprandial kidney haemodynamic effects of empagliflozin and linagliptin in mono- and combination therapy compared to gliclazide in overweight people with type 2 diabetes (RACELINES): A randomised, double-blind trial. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 Jul; 27(7):3943-3956. 
															
								 
							
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Catenacci VA, Ostendorf DM, Pan Z, Kaizer LK, Creasy SA, Zaman A, Caldwell AE, Dahle J, Swanson B, Breit MJ, Bing K, Wayland LT, Panter SL, Scorsone JJ, Bessesen DH, MacLean P, Melanson EL. The Effect of 4:3 Intermittent Fasting on Weight Loss at 12 Months : A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2025 May; 178(5):634-644. 
															
								 
							
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Sevilla-González M, Smith K, Wang N, Jensen AE, Litkowski EM, Kim H, DiCorpo DA, Hsu S, Cui J, Liu CT, Yu C, McNeil JJ, Lacaze P, Westerman KE, Chang KM, Tsao PS, Phillips LS, Goodarzi MO, Sladek R, Rotter JI, Dupuis J, Florez JC, Merino J, Meigs JB, Zhou JJ, Raghavan S, Udler MS, Manning AK. Heterogeneous effects of genetic variants and traits associated with fasting insulin on cardiometabolic outcomes. Nat Commun. 2025 Mar 15; 16(1):2569. 
															
								 
							
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Oldenburg N, Mashek DG, Harnack L, Wang Q, Manoogian ENC, Evanoff N, Dengel DR, Taddese A, Yentzer BP, Lysne L, Wong A, Hanson M, Anderson JD, Alvear A, LaPage N, Ryder J, Varady K, Gao Z, Ryu S, Bolan PJ, Bergman B, Helgeson E, Panda S, Chow LS. Time-restricted eating, caloric reduction, and unrestricted eating effects on weight and metabolism: a randomized trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Apr; 33(4):671-684. 
															
								 
							
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Huneault HE, Lo JS, Bai S, He Z, McPhaul MJ, Bril F, Vos MB, Cree MG. Fasting intact insulin by mass spectrometry is associated with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in youth. Hepatol Commun. 2024 Dec 01; 8(12). 
															
								 
							
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Johnson SL, Murray G, Manoogian ENC, Mason L, Allen JD, Berk M, Panda S, Rajgopal NA, Gibson JC, Bower CD, Berle EF, Joyner K, Villanueva R, Michalak EE, Kriegsfeld LJ. A pre-post trial to examine biological mechanisms of the effects of time-restricted eating on symptoms and quality of life in bipolar disorder. BMC Psychiatry. 2024 10 21; 24(1):711. 
															
								 
							
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Purcell SA, LaMunion SR, Chen KY, Rynders CA, Thomas EA, Melanson EL. The use of accelerometers to improve estimation of the thermic effect of food in whole room calorimetry studies. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2024 Jul 01; 137(1):1-9. 
															
								 
							
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Chebib FT, Nowak KL, Chonchol MB, Bing K, Ghanem A, Rahbari-Oskoui FF, Dahl NK, Mrug M. Polycystic Kidney Disease Diet: What is Known and What is Safe. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 May 01; 19(5):664-682. 
															
								 
							
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Sparling JL, Yeh DD. Hungry for Change: How Best to Implement and Sustain Reduced Fasting Times in Hospitalized Surgical Patients? Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023 11; 49(11):579-580. 
															
								 
							
				 	
			 	
			
			
		 
	 
 
       
																				
                                                                            
																		
																	 
																 
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