16/8 intermittent fasting

Intermittent fasting (IF) may offer benefits for losing weight, managing diabetes, improving athletic performance, and more. Some studies suggest blood pressure and heart health improvements, but more research is needed to understand these benefits.

Intermittent fasting is a way of eating that involves periods of fasting that alternate with eating windows.

It is not the same as fasting for other reasons, such as having a blood test. Different methods vary in fasting periods and restrictions on what you can eat and drink.

Why Do People Start Intermittent Fasting?

Intermittent fasting benefits

Aside from fasting for religious beliefs or cultural reasons, the most common health-related reason for fasting is for weight loss. For example, a 2022 study on intermittent fasting focused on people diagnosed with obesity or overweight who had co-occurring prediabetes (the stage before type 2 diabetes).

At the end of this clinical trial, people assigned to the intermittent fasting groups had greater reductions in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist

when i do intermittent fasting

when should i break my intermittent fast