COMPARISON OF VARIOUS INTERMITTENT FASTING DIETARY INTERVENTIONS TO THE KETOGENIC DIETARY INTERVENTIONS AND ITS EFFECTS IN MITIGATING HUNGER IN OBESE ADULTS

There have been many dietary strategies that can be used for fat loss and the most recent popular dietary interventions have been intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet. Intermittent fasting (IF) dietary interventions and the ketogenic diet (KD) are popular diets that claim to promote weight loss which has also been speculated to have enhanced benefits than caloric restriction. Although these dietary strategies are growing in popularity, it is unclear if the intervention can manage hunger, which may increase adherence. The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the literature on the impact of IF protocols compared to KD used for weight loss. This comparison is to evaluate if they have any beneficial effects on managing hunger. The criteria were English-written original research articles published in peer-reviewed journals that had investigated weight loss interventions on their effects hunger. A brief definition of hunger is the regulation of energy balance. Fourteen articles met the inclusion criteria and were selected for this review. Scrutiny of the data suggests that neither IF nor KD was more efficient than the other in mitigated hunger. More research is needed to understand if comparing the IF to a KD has any positive outcomes in managing hunger