This Diet Is Great For Weight Loss

The most popular diet at the moment would have to be intermittent fasting. In case you're not familiar with it, intermittent fasting, IF for short, is a type of eating plan that requires periods of eating and fasting with the fasting periods being those in which you can only consume water, coffee, and tea. During the time periods you are allowed to eat, you can generally eat whatever you like in terms of diet type, such as keto, low carb, etc. This is why the plan works for a lot of people as it’s very simple and allows you to tweak the schedule to fit your needs.

THE 16:8 DIET

This method of intermittent fasting involves fasting every day for 16 hours and restricting your daily eating window to eight hours. For most people, this schedule means not eating anything after dinner and skipping breakfast. For example, you might eat between noon and 8pm with the rest of the time your fasting period.

How good is it for weight loss? In a recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition and Healthy Aging, 23 obese men and women followed the 16:8 diet for 12 weeks. Compared to a group that had eaten normally and not within a set timeframe, those on the 16:8 diet took in 350 fewer calories per day and lost more weight and lowered their blood pressure.

In addition, following this kind of eating plan may also help with appetite control. A recent study in the journal Obesity, showed that people who ate only during a six-hour window, compared to following a normal eating schedule, felt less hungry than the control group, even though both groups ate the same amount of calories.

Intermittent fasting has also been shown to increase energy levels as well as promote cellular repair and autophagy, which is when your body consumes defective tissue in order to produce new parts.

It can also reduce hormone resistance and protect against type 2 diabetes.