KNES 437 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Intermittent Fasting, Ad Libitum, Abdominal Obesity
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Knes 437 lecture 16 intermittent fasting. 5 markers include: elevated blood pressure, blood sugar, waist. Circumference, elevated triglycerides & low hdl good cholesterol: other potential markers: elevated ldl and non-hdl cholesterol; possibly. 30% of canadian children (5-17 yr) overweight or obese: difficult to use bmi with athletes because bmi doesn"t differentiate between fat mass and muscle mass, and muscle is heavy. Accurate conclusions from the review: intermittent fasting and : ns = not significant. Lipid management (7 studies: some studies too short; ns findings-4 ldl, 6 hdl, 5 tg. Is there inclusion of sustained calorie-reduced protocol to compare to if or is the weight loss only examined w. Intermittent fasting and its effect on athletic performance: a review. If and high intensity exercise: small decrease in mean sprint performance (not always significant findings); slower; impaired power & speed; lower peak power output; decreased time to exhaustion. If and endurance sports: review of studies: mixed results (no effect/some decrease performance)