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. 2020 Mar 24;12(3):874. doi: 10.3390/nu12030874

Table 1.

Participant responses to the Diet Satisfaction Survey.

Questions Strongly Disagree (%) Disagree (%) Neutral (%) Agree (%) Strongly Agree (%)
Biological
It was difficult to eat enough calories within the 8 hour window. 3(33) 4(44) 1(11) 1(11) 0(0)
I would eat more than normal amount of food during feeding period. 1(11) 5(56) 2(22) 1(11) 0(0)
I was uncomfortably hungry while fasting 0(0) 7(78) 1(11) 0(0) 1(11)
I had less energy than usual while fasting. 3(33) 5(56) 0(0) 0(0) 1(11)
I had difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking during fasting. 2(22) 3(33) 3(33) 1(11) 0(0)
Psychological
Fasting became more difficult as study went on. 4(44) 2(22) 1(11) 1(11) 1(11)
Fasting became easier as the study went on. 0(0) 2(22) 1(11) 3(33) 3(33)
My mood improved while intermittent fasting. 0(0) 2(22) 6(67) 0(0) 1(11)
My mood worsened while intermittent fasting. 2(22) 1(11) 5(56) 1(11) 0(0)
Fasting was more difficult than others previously tried. 2(22) 3(33) 3(33) 0(0) 1(11)
My overall quality of life improved during the IF diet. 0(0) 2(22) 6(67) 1(11) 0(0)
I could continue to IF for 6 months. 1(11) 2(22) 0(0) 6(67) 0(0)
I could continue to IF for 12 months. 2(22) 2(22) 1(11) 4(44) 0(0)
I could continue to IF for 24 months. 3(33) 1(11) 3(33) 2(22) 0(0)
I plan to continue IF after this study. 0(0) 2(22) 2(22) 5(56) 0(0)
I would participate in this study again. 1(11) 1(11) 1(11) 5(56) 1(11)
Socio-environmental
I consumed all of my calories in one sitting. 3(33) 4(44) 1(11) 1(11) 0(0)
Fasting periods made tasks and work and home more difficult. 2(22) 3(33) 2(22) 1(11) 1(11)
Fasting periods negatively impacted my Social life. 2(22) 3(33) 2(22) 2(22) 0(0)
It was inconvenient to restrict my food intake to an 8-hour time frame. 0(0) 4(44) 1(11) 3(33) 1(11)
If recommended by their doctor, I think people would follow the IF diet. 0(0) 0(0) 4(44) 5(56) 0(0)
I would recommend this study to a friend. 1(11) 0(0) 2(22) 4(44) 2(22)