Changes in body parameters of healthy individuals with intermittent fasting

Nutrition is the most important need that forms the basis of a healthy life. The excessive weight that occurs as a result of nutritional imbalance decreases the quality of life of individuals and causes more serious health problems in the future. Today, with the changing body perception, the expectation of getting fast results with less effort causes individuals to seek different nutrition. Intermittent fasting, contrary to ordinary, it is applied by creating time constraints rather than limiting food choice and diet, which is thought to have effects on health improvement, creates a new understanding of nutrition for individuals. This research was carried out to detect changes in body parameters of healthy individuals who practice intermittent fasting. A total of 40 women, 12 men and 52 individuals, who came to a private dietician clinic in Istanbul between February and April of 2020 with the aim of providing weight loss, participated in the study. Measurement results were taken to detect changes in body parameters after intermittent fasting, which was applied for 4 weeks and prepared according to the needs of each individual. Statistical analysis of the data obtained was evaluated with the IBM SPSS 22 program. When the males and females are examined separately, there was a decrease in body weight, body fat mass and body fat percentage in both genders after the interval. The average body weight of female individuals was 5.58 kg, body fat masses were 4.71 kg, and body fat rates decreased by 3.57% (p<0,05). The average body weight of male individuals has decreased by 5.66 kg, body fat masses by 3.76 kg (p<0,05). While a decrease of 2.30% was observed in the body fat ratio of male individuals, this difference was not significant (p> 0.05). While the internal lubrication of female individuals decreased, the internal lubrication of male individuals did not change (p <0.05). While intermittent fasting, which creates a different diet approach for individuals, provides positive results, it is a form of nutrition that needs more research. Key words: Nutrition, Healthy Nutrition, Intermittent Fasting