Is muscle and protein loss relevant in long‐term fasting in healthy men? A prospective trial on physiological adaptations

• Main Authors: Claire Laurens (Author), Franziska Grundler (Author), Anthony Damiot (Author), Isabelle Chery (Author), Anne‐Laure Le Maho (Author), Alexandre Zahariev (Author), Yvon Le Maho (Author), Audrey Bergouignan (Author), Guillemette Gauquelin‐Koch (Author), Chantal Simon (Author), Stéphane Blanc (Author), Françoise Wilhelmi de Toledo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Fasting is attracting an increasing interest as a potential strategy for managing diseases, including metabolic disorders and complementary cancer therapy. Despite concerns of clinicians regarding protein catabolism and muscle loss, evidence‐based clinical data in response to lon...