CONCLUSION
weight loss
In summary, the findings from the current study highlight that 3 days of a novel standardized very low‐calorie diet CR (ca. 590 kcal/d intake) induces significant weight and fat loss, increases circulating leptin, increases fat oxidation, without much change to blood lipid profile, blood pressure, feelings of hunger, or sleep in adult men and women who are Ow or Ob. These novel findings suggest that such a diet could be beneficial as an approach to initiating weight loss in those that are Ow or Ob, or could be utilized in an intermittent fasting diet (e.g., alternate day or 5:2) approach to weight loss, but further studies are warranted to determine efficacy and whether such weight loss is sustained.