Psychiatry and Psychology

Intermittent Fasting

Alternating between fasting for an extended period of time during the day and eating during a restricted time for the day.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Alternating between fasting for an extended period of time during the day and eating during a restricted time for the day.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Fasting, Intermittent
  • Breakfast Skipping
  • Meal Skipping
  • Time Restricted Eating
  • Time Restricted Fasting
  • Time Restricted Feeding
  • Eating, Time Restricted
  • Fasting, Time Restricted
  • Feeding, Time Restricted
  • Restricted Fastings, Time
  • Skipping, Breakfast
  • Skipping, Meal
  • Time Restricted Feedings

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, metabolism, physiology, psychology, urine.

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History Note

2023; use FASTING 2019-2022; for TIME RESTRICTED FEEDING use FASTING 2019-2022

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Previous Indexing

  • Fasting (1963-2022)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.407w.400w.500w
  2. G07.203.650w.240w.587w.500w
  3. G07.203.650w.353w.400w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Intermittent Fasting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000093763. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000093763
  2. Intermittent Fasting. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermittent_fasting
  3. Intermittent Fasting. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1666254