Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Studies that assessed the effect of IF in dementia in humans of 18 years old and above	Studies that did not assess the effect of IF on dementia in humans of 18 years old and below
Studies published in English language	Studies published in languages other than English that cannot be reliably translated
RCT	Other study types and RCTs that were not assessing the effect of IF or similar interventions on dementia
Both statistically and non-statistically significant studies

RCT, randomized controlled trial; IF, intermittent fasting.