PlainPill

Protein-Sparing Modified Fast

People mainly take Protein-Sparing Modified Fast for weight loss. Based on 3 first-hand reports. Ranked #1415 of 4,171 overall.

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User score
Mostly positive
67% positive33% mixed0% negative0% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 67% are positive.

Clinical research
Research pending

What Protein-Sparing Modified Fast does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

betterno changeworse

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

Research data for Protein-Sparing Modified Fast is being compiled.

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

1-2 weeksas reported
short-termas reported
1000 kcal and 170-200g protein on fast days2 or 3 non-consecutive days per week

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

monotony ×1potential diarrhea ×1

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

“I plateaued, then started to do this, and have dropped around 8 pounds of fat mass while already quite lean in two months.”
HelpedRead the discussion ↗
“This would be a maximum of 600 calories..not cool... they work, they suck, I'd only say do them short term”
MixedRead the discussion ↗
Top discussions (3)

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