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Intermittent fasting lowers cholesterol and blood pressure.
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Is it true that intermittent fasting lowers cholesterol and blood pressure?
Unclear. Several sources suggest intermittent fasting may modestly lower cholesterol and blood pressure, but the human evidence is hedged and mixed, and the clearest blood-pressure findings come from rat studies or from fasting combined with exercise. No single source settles the claim as stated.
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Intermittent fasting. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting
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Shi, H., Abo‐Hamzy, T., Bryan, R., & Durgan, D. (2021). Restructuring the Gut Microbiota by Intermittent Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.s1.03071
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Shi, H., Zhang, B., Abo-Hamzy, T., Nelson, J. W., Ambati, C. S. R., Petrosino, J. F., Bryan, R. M., & Durgan, D. J. (2021). Restructuring the Gut Microbiota by Intermittent Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.120.318155
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Shi, H., Abo-Hamzy, T., Bryan, R. M., & Durgan, D. J. (2020). Abstract P241: Intermittent Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure In A Rat Model Of Hypertension By Modulating The Gut Microbiota. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1161/hyp.76.suppl_1.p241
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Naous, E., Achkar, A., & Mitri, J. (2023). Intermittent Fasting and Its Effects on Weight, Glycemia, Lipids, and Blood Pressure: A Narrative Review. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15163661
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Muriyati, M., Alim, A., Arimbi, A., Hamdana, H., Amirullah, A., Siringoringo, E., Nur, A., Rista, R., & Fatimah, N. (2026). Effect of Combined Aerobic Exercise and Intermittent Fasting on Cholesterol, Uric Acid, and Blood Glucose Levels. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-10333156/v1
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Semnani-Azad, Z., Khan, T. A., Chiavaroli, L., Chen, V., Bhatt, H. A., Chen, A., Chiang, N., Oguntala, J., Kabisch, S., Lau, D. C., Wharton, S., Sharma, A. M., Harris, L., Leiter, L. A., Hill, J. O., Hu, F. B., Lean, M. E., Kahleová, H., Rahelic, D., & Salas-Salvadó, J. (2025). Intermittent fasting strategies and their effects on body weight and other cardiometabolic risk factors: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-082007
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M, J., H, Y., B, Z., X, Z., J, L., & MT, H. (2026). Optimal dosage of exercise combined with intermittent fasting for body composition and cardiometabolic health in adults: a systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1772836
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Z, R., OM, A., FL, S., H, J., JS, R., AH, W., & CM, P. (2026). Do the Effects of Early Time-Restricted Eating Vary by Cardiometabolic Phenotype, Age, Sex, or Race? A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2026.101526
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