An arm extends from the upper right, its hand holding chopsticks that lift noodles from a plate of food. Intermittent fasting does not appear to have an advantage for weight loss, compared with other calorie restriction approaches.
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Does Fasting Lead to Weight Loss? The Answer May Surprise You

Michael Hunter, MD
BeingWell
Published in
5 min readJan 28, 2023

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IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT, THE FOOD amount that you consume appears more important than meal timing. Intermittent fasting did not appear to be associated with weight loss over six years. That is the finding of a study recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Michael Hunter, MD
BeingWell

I have degrees from Harvard, Yale, and Penn. I am a radiation oncologist in the Seattle area. You may find me regularly posting at www.newcancerinfo.com