Table 1.

Adverse events reported with 8 weeks of alternate day fasting

	Baseline	Post-treatment	P-value 1
Gastrointestinal issues
Constipation (%)	17	17	1.00
Diarrhea (%)	0	0	1.00
Water retention (%)	2	2	1.00
Bad breath (%)	14	29	0.15
Sleep disturbances
Inability to fall asleep (%)	0	0	1.00
Inability to stay asleep (%)	7	2	0.50
Other adverse effects
Dizziness (%)	10	17	0.38
General weakness (%)	14	10	0.69

Values reported as mean % occurrences at each time point (n = 59).

¹P-value between baseline and post-treatment: McNemar test.