intermittent fasting

American

[in-ter-mit-nt fas-ting] / ˈɪn tər mɪt nt ˈfæs tɪŋ /

noun

a pattern of eating that involves regular short periods of fasting, such as by limiting food intake to a certain period of the day or to fewer meals on certain days of the week.

Etymology

Origin of intermittent fasting

First recorded in 1875–80, in the context of fasting for religious purposes; 2005–10, in a wellness context

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Intermittent fasting does not appear to help overweight or obese adults lose more weight than standard diet advice or even no structured program at all, according to a new Cochrane review.

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At the same time, intermittent fasting has gained enormous popularity.

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To evaluate whether intermittent fasting truly offers an advantage, researchers examined data from 22 randomized clinical trials involving 1,995 adults in North America, Europe, China, Australia, and South America.

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When compared with conventional diet advice or no intervention, intermittent fasting did not produce a clinically meaningful difference in weight loss.

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"Intermittent fasting just doesn't seem to work for overweight or obese adults trying to lose weight," said Luis Garegnani, lead author of the review from the Universidad Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires Cochrane Associate Centre.

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