Nutrition scientist critiques the application of intermittent fasting for women, noting it can disrupt mood, recovery, ...

The notion behind intermittent fasting is simple: eat less for a time, improve your metabolism. The reality is more complex, ...

Few things get intermittent fasting fans fired up more than debating the “best” schedule. Some people swear it’s better to ...

Intermittent fasting focuses on "when" you eat, rather than "what" or "how much." It involves cycling between periods of eating and fasting, with a common schedule being 18 hours of fasting and a ...

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Both calorie deficit and intermittent fasting can promote weight loss, ...

Intermittent fasting is often touted for promoting weight loss, but the concept encompasses a wide range of specific methods. It’s not one-size-fits-all, as the most effective fasting schedule ...

Every New Year, many people create resolutions for what they hope to accomplish in the coming 12 months. For some, it is “Dry January"; for others, it is a decision to lose weight. The federal Centers ...

The 2-2-2 method was created by Ian K. Smith, MD, author of The Met Flex Diet: Burn Better Fuel, Burn More Fat. It’s a ...

As anyone seeking to lose weight knows, diets come in and out of fashion. The Sexy Pineapple diet, launched by a Danish psychologist in 1970, never really took off. Kellogg’s no longer promotes the ...

Intermittent fasting (IF) is a structured eating approach that focuses on the timing of when you eat. Research suggests that ...

Researchers report that intermittent fasting of less than 24 hours does not appear to diminish a person’s mental performance during the periods where they are not eating. They say the human body has ...