| IF | Intermittent fasting |
| Ramadan IF | Ramadan intermittent fasting |
| TRF | Time-restricted feeding |
| SMD | Standardized mean difference |
| VO2max | Maximum oxygen uptake |
| CR | Caloric restriction |
| PRISMA | Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis |
| EPHPP | Effective public health practice project |
| CMA | Comprehensive meta-analysis |
| CI | Confidence interval |