Intermittent Fasting (IF) is a popular and trendy program now in fashion for weight loss. A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported on the benefits and risks from using IF for weight loss and as a help for managing type 2 diabetes.
IF is defined as “ time restricted feeding” or fasting on alternative days or during 1-4 days of the week, with only water, juice, or bone broth and no more than 700 calories on fasting days”. But to date, IF, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes has only been studied in a few short-term trials and provided only limited evidence of its benefits. In essence, IF is a program designed to intentionally disrupt energy (calorie) intake for extended periods of time on a regular schedule. Because it mandates a reduced calorie intake. IF, can result in weight loss with improved blood sugar levels, lower A1c levels and reduced blood pressures- but all because of weight loss. All of these benefits occur because of a reduction of weight, specifically fat stores in the abdominal (visceral) area, whether it occurs through IF or any other reduced calorie weight loss program. IF may appear to make calorie restriction easier because of its detailed ‘eating time’ regiment, but that is the extent of IF. It is not the times of eating, but the reduction of calorie intake, with less snacking and less emotionally induced stress eating that matters on a 24-hour basis, irrespective of the time of eating or times between eating that is the essential point for achieving weight loss.
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