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World J Hepatol. Apr 27, 2025; 17(4): 101910
Published online Apr 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i4.101910
Is global interest in fasting, intermittent fasting and the liver shifting?
Athanasios Tselebis, Lina Zabuliene, Ioannis Ilias
Athanasios Tselebis, Department of Psychiatry, "Sotiria" General Chest Diseases Hospital, Athens GR-11527, Greece
Lina Zabuliene, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius LT-03101, Lithuania
Ioannis Ilias, Department of Endocrinology, Hippocration General Hospital, Athens GR-11527, Greece
Author contributions: Tselebis A, Zabuliene L and Ilias I conceived and designed this work, researched the literature, and wrote the manuscript; and all authors thoroughly reviewed and endorsed the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Ioannis Ilias, MD, PhD, Director, Department of Endocrinology, Hippocration General Hospital, 63, Evrou Street, Athens GR-11527, Greece. iiliasmd@yahoo.com
Received: September 30, 2024
Revised: February 26, 2025
Accepted: March 10, 2025
Published online: April 27, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: The rising popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonists is reshaping public interest in weight management, leading to a global decline in internet search trends for "intermittent fasting" and "diet" over three years. As the focus of the public shifts toward drug treatment for weight management and broader health topics like longevity and vitality, traditional dieting approaches may be losing relevance.