Intermittent Fasting Potential Effects against METABOLIC SYNDROME (MetS)

• Other Authors: Syarifah Aisyah Syed Abd Halim (Editor), Muhammad Luqman Nasaruddin (Editor), Mohd Amir Kamaruzzaman (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: BANGI, Selangor Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
• Edition: First Edition
• Subjects: Intermittent Fasting; Reducing Diets; Metabolic Syndrome
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 Hippocrates once said that "All diseases begin in the gut". Surprisingly, the statement stands true to this day. As obesity becomes rampant as a result of lifestyle changes; unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyles, brought about by the everchanging socio-economic landscape, metabolic syndrome becomes highly prevalent in adults as well as children but much so in Type 2 diabetic patients. This book aims to take the reader to understand the components of the disease and how obesity and insulin resistance play a significant proportion to its development. It further explores the idea of how intermittent fasting can be used as an intervention to mitigate or perhaps improve the condition of metabolic syndrome through the alteration of one or more of its components. This book is written for those who would like to have a cursory understanding of the dietary intervention itself as well as its effect on the disease. We have compiled all the relevant research data to keep the reader abreast of the current knowledge. We humbly hoped that the reader enjoys this piece of written effort and hopefully kick-starts to a much healthier way of living.