Time-restricted eating has gained popularity in recent years, but a recent study suggests that intermittent fasting — while effective for weight loss — might not live up to the hype in terms of wider benefits. The small German study found that participants who were placed on two different time-restricted eating schedules lost weight, but experienced no improvement in blood … Read more
Research has revealed that “fake fasting” may offer the same age-reversing health benefits as forsaking food. Known as the fasting mimicking diet (FMD), the diet is designed, as the name implies, to mimic the effects of water fasting by targeting blood glucose, ketone levels and other biomarkers. While traditional fasting is characterized by the utter … Read more
Intermittent fasting — which involves restricting when you eat, most commonly consuming food within an eight-hour window and fasting for the other 16 hours — is all the rage these days, with celeb fans including Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pratt and Kourtney Kardashian. But some emerging research points to benefits of fasting for an entire day … Read more
A stark message has been issued as experts push to tackle the world’s fastest-growing disease. A new study that aims to understand the genetics of Parkinson’s has been held up by the need for 7,000 Australians without a family link to the disease to provide a saliva sample to “crack the code” on Parkinson’s. The … Read more
Don’t wait until the 11th hour to sit down for dinner. Adults with metabolic syndrome may benefit from limiting their daily eating to an eight- to 10-hour window, according to a new study — the latest research to support intermittent fasting. Researchers from the Salk Institute and the University of California at San Diego divided 108 prediabetic … Read more
Start the clock! Practicing protein pacing — evenly spacing protein consumption throughout the day — and intermittent fasting — limiting eating to certain times — is better for gut health, weight loss, and metabolic responses than just restricting calories, a new Arizona State University study finds. 27 women and 14 men who were overweight or … Read more
Intermittent fasting might help you lose weight — but only if you adhere to some strict guidelines, says one dietitian. “You can’t just eat what you want with intermittent fasting if you want to lose weight. You have to eat balanced meals during the feeding period,” Rob Hobson, a registered dietitian, told the Daily Mail. … Read more
This is sure to get people talking. Scottish singer Lulu says she says practices “speech fasting” — staying completely silent until midday. The 75-year-old crooner told The Guardian that she partakes in the practice in a bid to preserve her vocal cords. “It helps take care of my instrument,” she stated in an interview published … Read more
Time-restricted eating, a common weight-loss strategy often known as intermittent fasting, has been linked to a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular death. In a study published by the American Heart Association (AHA), a group of 20,000 adults who followed an eight-hour time-restricted eating schedule were found to have a 91% higher risk of dying from heart disease compared to … Read more
Into intermittent fasting? Tinkering around with the trendy weight loss method touted by celebs like Jennifer Aniston, Kourtney Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow could be messing with your brain, a new study shows. Researchers at the Health Management Institute in Beijing found that intermittent energy restriction (IER) can lead to dramatically changed gut bacteria and brain … Read more
It’s been proven that what people eat can help prevent or slow Alzheimer’s disease — but what about when they eat? Participating in intermittent (time-restricted) fasting could lead to a reduced risk of cognitive deterioration, a recent study published in the journal Cell Metabolism suggests. Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine adjusted the feeding schedule of … Read more
Intermittent fasting — the trendy dieting technique favored by celebs like Jennifer Aniston, Kourtney Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow — may actually be unhealthy. That’s what a recent study revealed after examining the effects of the popular diet, in which people restrict their eating to a limited window of time during the day. The research, published … Read more
Restriction is a losing game. Turns out that restricting the time frame in which you eat is no better than restricting calories when it comes to losing weight. A new study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found that those who participated in intermittent fasting and ate all of their calories within an … Read more
Intermittent fasting is a popular diet trend that many celebrities including Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz and Mark Wahlberg practice. But research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences suggests that the dieting technique can cause fertility issues. A new study suggests that intermittent fasting could possibly be beneficial … Read more
You may want to slow down on fasting. A new study — published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association — has found that intermittent fasting fails to help dieters drop weight, with calorie counting still the most effective way to shed any unwanted pounds. The Johns Hopkins University research team’s findings are … Read more