Intermittent fasting is an eating pattern where people limit their food consumption to certain hours of the day.
Two popular methods:
- The 16/8 method: Restrict daily eating period to 8 hours and then fast for 16 hours in between. For example, eating one or two meals a day within 8 hours and fasting for 16 hours.
- Eat-Stop-Eat: This involves fasting for 24 hours, once or twice a week, for example by not eating from dinner one day until dinner the next day.
Health benefits:
- Lose weight
- Reduce insulin resistance
- Reduce inflammation
- Improve heart health
- Protect against Alzheimer’s disease
- Anti-aging
Source: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-guide#simpler-lifestyle