Intermittent Fasting
What is intermittent fasting?
Intermittent fasting is a period of time between fasting and eating your body.
Instead of restricting the foods you eat, you control when you eat them.
Instead of restricting the foods you eat, you control when you eat them.
Thus, it can be viewed more as a lifestyle than as a diet.
The most popular methods of intermittent fasting are:
The most popular methods of intermittent fasting are:
- The 16/8 Method: Skipping breakfast and limiting your daily eating time to eight hours, with the latter fasting for the remaining 16 hours of the day.
- Eating-Stop-Eating Method: Fasting for 24-hours consecutively once or twice a week.
- 5:2 Diet: On two consecutive days of the week, you limit your intake to 500-600 calories. You don't restrict intake for the remaining five days.
- The Warrior Diet: Eat small amounts of raw fruits and vegetables during the day and have a large meal at night.
Intermittent Fasting How does it work?
Intermittent fasting is commonly used for weight loss because it leads to relatively easy calorie restriction.
This diet leads you to eat fewer calories as long as you do not eat a lot during the duration of the diet.
This diet leads you to eat fewer calories as long as you do not eat a lot during the duration of the diet.
Weight Loss Secret
Intermittent fasting is generally very successful for weight loss.
This results in a significant weight loss of 3-8% over a period of 3-24 weeks, which is much higher than most weight loss diets.
If compared to standard calorie restriction, this diet causes less damage to your muscles .
It can increase your digestion rate by 3.6-14% in the short term .
If compared to standard calorie restriction, this diet causes less damage to your muscles .
Other Benefits
Intermittent fasting has been linked to increased levels of human growth hormone (HGH), improved insulin sensitivity, cellular repair and altered gene expressions.
Animal studies also suggest that it may help stimulate new brain cells, prolong lifespan, and protect against Alzheimer's disease and cancer.
Intermittent fasting has been linked to increased levels of human growth hormone (HGH), improved insulin sensitivity, cellular repair and altered gene expressions.
Animal studies also suggest that it may help stimulate new brain cells, prolong lifespan, and protect against Alzheimer's disease and cancer.
The Downside
Although intermittent fasting is safe for well-nourished and healthy people, it is not suitable for everyone.
Some studies note that it is not as beneficial for women as it is for men .
In addition, some people should avoid fasting, which is sensitive to a drop in blood sugar levels, including pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescents, children and those who are malnourished, underweight or nutrient deficient.
Some studies note that it is not as beneficial for women as it is for men .
In addition, some people should avoid fasting, which is sensitive to a drop in blood sugar levels, including pregnant women, lactating mothers, adolescents, children and those who are malnourished, underweight or nutrient deficient.
