Food systems are better than intermittent fasting for weight loss

Sharjah 24-DHA:

Intermittent fasting can help you lose weight, but it has positive health effects, but it is no more effective than regular diets, which limit your regular caloric intake.

According to a new study, intermittent fasting, a modern alternative to the usual diet, relies on a few strict and fast rules: the most common means are 16: 8, 16 hours of fasting, followed by 8 hours of normal food and 5: 2 , Normal five days a week, followed by two consecutive days during which you do not eat more than 500 calories.

Some previous studies have suggested that intermittent caloric restriction is preferable to constant caloric restriction, which positively affects metabolic factors, which link obesity to major chronic diseases.

The new findings suggest that intermittent calorie counting may be equal, but not better than continuous calorie determination to reduce weight and prevent metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disorders and some cancers.

The randomized controlled trial, involving 150 non-smokers, overweight and obese people aged 35 to 65, was conducted over a 50-week period by an international team of researchers led by Rot Schwebel of the German Center for Disease Control. cancer research.

The findings were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.