Intermittent Fasting: Is the Wait Worth the Weight?

Mary-Catherine Stockman1, Dylan D. Thomas1, Jacquelyn Burke2
1Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Boston Medical Center, Boston, USA
2College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University Sargent College, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.

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