SUN-542 The Effect of Energy Deprivation on Metabolic Hormone Responses to Meals

Background: Intermittent caloric restriction (ICR) has recently gained popularity as a weight-loss strategy; however, fasting metabolic hormones and dynamic meal-related responses, are not well-established in this setting. Methods: We measured metabolic hormone responses to 5-days of neutral or decreased energy availability (NEA, 45 kcal/kg LBM*d vs DEA, 20 kcal/kg LBM*d) in the early follicular phase (EFP) in 19 regularly-cycling, sedentary,...