Fasting – the ultimate diet?
@article{Johnstone2007FastingT,
title={Fasting – the ultimate diet?},
author={A. M. Johnstone},
journal={Obesity Reviews},
year={2007},
volume={8},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:675246}
}This review asks the following three questions, pertinent to any weight‐loss therapy, how effective is the regime in achieving weight loss, what impact does it have on psychology?
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