intermittent fasting

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Popular for weight loss, intermittent fasting may help with diabetes too

11:01am October 27, 2023

by Will Stone

New research finds that limiting eating from noon to 8 p.m. helped patients manage weight and blood sugar as much as calorie counting – and was easier to keep up.

New research finds that people who try time-restricted eating can keep it up longer than people who count calories.

Intermittent fasting is as effective as counting calories, new study finds

11:28pm June 26, 2023

by Will Stone

Limiting when you eat to a six- or eight-hour window can help reduce caloric intake. While the weight loss isn't dramatic, it may be easier to stick to than counting calories.

Just a modest reduction in daily caloric intake could have protective benefits for our hearts, new research shows.

Cutting Just 300 Calories Per Day May Keep Your Heart Healthy

7:11pm July 11, 2019

by Susie Neilson

That's the equivalent of about six standard Oreos. But this modest reduction in calories could have protective benefits for our hearts, a new study finds.

Chris Marshall has organized pop-up Sans Bars in New York, Washington, D.C., and Anchorage, Alaska. And he has expanded into permanent spaces in Kansas City, Mo., and western Massachusetts.

Breaking The Booze Habit, Even Briefly, Has Its Benefits

11:17pm June 23, 2019

Tens of thousands of Instagram followers can't be wrong: Curiosity about the sober life is trending. Scientists say cutting out alcohol can improve your sleep and blood pressure, and help your liver.

It turns out it's difficult to get people to adhere to the various dietary restrictions that come with participating in a fasting study.

Fasting Studies Clash With Our Desire To Eat What We Want, When We Want It

3:45pm May 01, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Fasting every other day is no better for losing weight or keeping it off than restricting calories every day, a study suggests. And it's yet another example of how hard it is to study fasting.

Here's a kale salad and sweet potato that did get their portraits taken in the name of medical research.

Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog

5:00am April 30, 2017

by Brandie Jefferson

Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.