Mayo Clinic Q&A: Is intermittent fasting a helpful practice or health risk?

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Is intermittent fasting a helpful practice or health risk?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend swears by intermittent fasting since her recent weight loss. I know it works for some people, but is it actually healthy? ANSWER: Although it may appear to be a new trend, intermittent fasting has been popular for over 1,500 years. While we know that it works for some people to lose weight, the reality is that whether or not it helps organs such as the heart is still to be determined. Early research presented at a rec…

Intermittent fasting more effective than cutting calories - Bryan County Patriot

Workout Anytime Doug Maurer Done properly, intermittent fasting can be very beneficial for improving health and accelerating fat loss. There are many different types of fasts, but the most popular and practical is called intermittent fasting.  Intermittent fasting – aka time-restricted eating – is when you restrict your daily food intake to a specific window of time – typically six to eight-hours per day. For example, if you skip breakfast and m…

It's an age-old practice and its supporters hold on to it tooth and nail, what better argument can convince skeptics. But it is certain and well known that it is not because something was done a long time ago that it makes sense to continue doing it. And it's not because it was done so long ago that it works for everyone. And this applies to intermittent fasting, the diet that resists time the most, which (at the start) is not harmful, but requi…