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Janet Bond Brill
Janet Bond Brill, PhD, RDN, FAND, LDN is an internationally recognized expert on fitness, nutrition, and health. She is a registered and licensed dietitian and nutritionist. She has published three books on the prevention of heart disease and numerous articles in reputable scientific journals.
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Article / Updated 03-23-2021
Intermittent fasting focuses on when you eat rather than what you eat, so you choose the type of diet to accompany your intermittent fasting plan. Avoid choosing the keto diet as your combo eating plan of choice, which may be confusing for you because a lot of chatter on the Internet touts the purported dream combination of keto and fasting.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
With intermittent fasting you are when you eat and what you eat. You may notice that all of the foods on this superfood list are plants. Hot off the presses is a new mega-study published in the British Medical Journal showing that eating mostly plant protein reduces your risk of death. Diets high in plant protein, such as legumes (peas, beans, and lentils), whole grains, and nuts, reduce risks of developing diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
Like many other diet trends, intermittent fasting has taken on an identity of its own. The media has exploded with information about the unlimited benefits of intermittent fasting. But are the claims true? © viarunia / Shutterstock.com
Myth: Intermittent fasting puts your body into starvation mode
Intermittent fasting isn’t starving but an occasional planned break in food intake for relatively short time periods, done voluntarily for health and wellness purposes.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
The 5:2 intermittent fasting plan, also known as The Fast Diet, is one of the most well-liked forms of intermittent fasting. Perhaps it’s even the most famous of the intermittent fasting regimens. Read on to see if this intermittent fast is best tailored to your personality type and needs.The 5:2 intermittent fasting plan involves eating how you normally would on five days of the week and eating only 500 to 600 calories on the other two days.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
Intermittent fasting is an increasingly popular dietary approach used for both weight loss and overall health. The most popular form (and easiest) intermittent fast is called the time-restricted plan. I like to think of this form of fasting as the eating-window diet. You decide when and for how long you open your window of eating.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
The alternate day intermittent fasting, also referred to as the 4:3 plan, has the most scientific data supporting its efficacy and safety of all the plans. Read on and see if perhaps the alternate day intermittent fasting plan is right for you.
The different versions of alternate day intermittent fasting plans
Strict alternate day intermittent fasting is one of the most extreme dietary interventions because you avoid all food for 36-hour periods.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
The study of the effects of different intermittent fasting protocols on the human body is still in its infancy. Although much of the research has been in animals, promising well-designed human trials are emerging. In fact, a growing body of research specifically is investigating some of the more popular versions of intermittent fasting that is shedding light on the inner workings of intermittent fasting in humans.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
Intermittent fasting differs from traditional fasting. Fasting is refraining from consuming food or drinks, except for water, for a set period. Traditional fasting diets, for lengthy periods of time, aren't a healthy means of weight loss and can be extremely dangerous. In fact, long-term fasting starves the body of essential nutrients, causes the body to shut down (metabolism slows dramatically), and can be life threatening.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
Intermittent fasting involves only short-term periods of fasting — the amount proven to elicit health-promoting physiological responses. © Alya_del / Shutterstock.comFasting in the historical sense means starving oneself for long periods of time. Long-term fasts are dangerous and elicit different effects on the body compared to intermittent fasting protocols.
Article / Updated 03-23-2021
The myriad health benefits that come from simply refraining from eating for short periods of time are extensive. Read on to see exactly how and why the act of intermittent fasting has such an extraordinarily salutary effect on the body, a truly fascinating phenomenon.
The diseases/disorders affected
Fast forward to present day and scientists are truly excited about the data — intermittent fasting is proving to be effective at preventing and improving markers of disease, reducing oxidative stress (an imbalance between the production of damaging free radicals and the ability of the body to counteract or detoxify their harmful effects through neutralization by antioxidants) and enhancing learning and memory functioning.