einstein (São Paulo). 13/Nov/2019;17(4):eCE5406.
Reply to: Is muscular strength compromised by overnight fasting or food ingestion in hospital settings?
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2019CE5406
Initially, we are grateful for the considerations made by Rodrigues et al. The central idea of the study was to investigate if overnight fasting, often required for surgical or diagnostic procedures, has an impact on muscle function. Doubtless, the findings showed that the 8-hour night fasting, although physiological, resulted in decreased functional capacity determined by dynamometry. This is aggravated by the fact that fasting for procedures in Brazilian hospitals, prescribed for 8 hours, is really longer, and is estimated at up to 18 hours, on average, sometimes reaching 24 hours, in some cases.
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Reply to: Is muscular strength compromised by overnight fasting or food ingestion in hospital settings?
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