Pre-Fasting Phase: Lasting 4 days, participants maintained routine activities while wearing continuous glucose monitors to establish baseline health markers. This phase included the first blood test, assessing 58 health parameters, and recording anthropometric data (height, weight, waist circumference). It provided vital baseline information for each participant.
Fasting Phase: Participants entered a 5-day fasting period using the Outlive kit, comprising plant-based energy bars, soups, snacks, drinks, and supplements. Nutritionists closely monitored their fasting period through glucose monitors.
Post-Fast Phase: Spanning 5 days, this phase allowed the study of post-fast functionality and metabolism. Participants gradually reintegrated into their normal routines and diets, continuously monitored by the glucose monitor. On the 14th day, participants underwent a final blood test of the same 58 parameters, along with recording their final anthropometric data.
Conducting the study in this manner allowed for a comprehensive understanding of how the fast influenced participants’ biochemical and anthropometric parameters, along with continuous study of their metabolic data throughout the study.