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Intermittent Fasting: What New Research Reveals

INTERMITTENT FASTING HAS become popular. Have you done it? A recent review may tip you towards giving it a try. Today, I want to explore the potential health benefits of fasting, ranging from moderate weight loss to improvements in measures such as blood pressure, lipids, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and your gut microbiome.

Here are the results in brief, regarding various forms of intermittent fasting:

• Mild to moderate weight loss between 1 and 8 percent
• Reductions in energy intake by 10 to 30 percent

As someone who does intermittent fasting occasionally, I am pleased that the researchers note that the practice appears safe. This diet approach is not associated with energy-level disturbances or disordered eating behaviors.

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Better than regular dieting? No.

Is intermittent fasting better than regular dieting? The study’s lead author offers this:

“Intermittent fasting [IF] is not better than regular dieting; both yield the same weight loss amount, blood pressure, cholesterol, and inflammation changes. People love…