Is Intermittent Fasting Safe?

The following shouldn’t attempt to fast without consulting a doctor:

• People with a medical condition like heart disease or type 2 diabetes
• Women who are trying to conceive
• Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
• People who are underweight
• Those wh...

While the time-restricted eating holds promise, there is a need for more research.

• There haven't been studies with humans that lasted longer than a few months.
• The gut microbiome actually changes in mice that restrict their eating to an eight-hour window, so they digest nutr...

• A 2019 study showed that people who ate between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. had reduced hunger and increased fat burning after 4 days of starting IF.
• A 2005 study indicated that alternate-day fasting leads to 2.5 percent body weight loss aft...