The Participants

Participants were matched for BW, BMI, and body fat and randomly assigned in parallel to one of two CR groups: 1) IF‐P or 2) a heart‐healthy daily CR diet for 8 weeks. The IF‐P group was further subdivided into two groups for the first 4 weeks only by randomly assigning participants to one of two groups: 1) IF 1 d/wk (36 hours total) and P regimen for the remaining 6 d/wk (IF1‐P); or 2) IF for two consecutive days (60 hours total) and P for the remaining 5 d/wk (IF2‐P) for 4 weeks. Both groups consumed similar total weekly calories throughout the 4 weeks.