Effectiveness of fasting or fasting-mimicking diet has been proved an effective approach to treat metabolic and autoimmune diseases in mice. However, clinical trials performing prolonged fasting with more than 7 days have not been reported. Investigators conduct an open label, phase I/II clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the 21-day fasting-like diet in the treatment of metabolic and autoimmune diseases.
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Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0.
Timeframe: 30 days after the fasting-like diet
Evaluation of the therapeutic effects on metabolic disorder-associated diseases by the examination of metabolic biomarkers.
Timeframe: 30 days after the fasting-like diet