Is intermittent fasting based on solid science and if so how does it work?
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I guess it depends (assuming the goal is weight loss).
If the goal is to lose weight, there’s exactly one way to do that – consume fewer calories than you spend. For most people, that’s around 2000 calories. Intermittent fasting is just a technique for doing this. If you struggle with counting calories or cutting out snacks, restricting yourself to one or two meals a day is just a strategy to simplify this.
That said, it’s not *better* than basic calorie counting, especially if you’re sensitive to the big swings in blood sugar and binging on unhealthy food that makes you nutrient deficient. I usually ask myself two questions when I see a weight loss thing: 1) Will this actually impact calorie intake/consumption? and 2) Are they trying to sell me something? If they can’t answer yes to the first and no to the second, that’s a reason to be cautious.
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