Sex- and ketogenesis-dependent effects of intermittent fasting against diet-induced obesity and fatty liver disease
Termeh Aslani, Shaza Asif, Yena Oh, Hyejin Lee, Cole Stocker, Su-Kyoung Kwon, J Pan, Saif Dababneh, Xiaoling Zhao, Letitia Taylor, Adam E. Mullick, Glen F. Tibbits, Ri Youn Kim, Morgan D. Fullerton, Erin E. Mulvihill, , Kyoung-Han Kim
This study shows that intermittent fasting improves systemic metabolism regardless of ketogenesis but has sex-specific hepatic benefits requiring ketogenesis in mice.
bioRxiv · Nov 17, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology