Table 2 Oxidative stress and inflammatory data of men and women before and after a 21-day traditional or modified Daniel Fast
From: Both a traditional and modified Daniel Fast improve the cardio-metabolic profile in men and women
Variable | Traditional | Modified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Pre | Post | Pre | Post |
MDA (μmol∙L-1)** | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.0 | 0.6 ± 0.1 |
CRP (mg∙L-1) | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 0.9 ± 0.3 |
Insulin (μU∙mL-1)** | 13.6 ± 3.0 | 10.6 ± 2.1 | 7.0 ± 1.3 | 5.8 ± 0.9 |
HOMA-IR | 4.2 ± 1.6 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.2 |