Fasting

A trial led by researchers from the University of Bath questions the value of popular fasting diets, finding a simple calorie-controlled diet is more effective at reducing weight. The trial also found fasting can lead to greater losses of muscle mass.

Scientists at King's College London have used experiments in mice to demonstrate how fasting can also improve long-term memory and tackle age-related cognitive impairment, by boosting expression of what's known as the "longevity gene."

A new study has discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which a hormone released from the gut hours after eating effectively switches off the body’s fat production processes, and found this mechanism is defective in those with fatty liver disease.

Preliminary results from a trial investigating whether time-restricted eating influences weight loss suggest limiting your caloric intake may be more important than what time you eat. The research, not yet published or peer-reviewed, will be presented at the upcoming American Heart Association’s virtual Scientific Sessions meeting.

A new study is challenging popular dietary dogma by suggesting a common type of intermittent fasting does not work for weight loss. The clinical trial found the 16:8 method of eating no more effective for losing weight than eating throughout the day.

A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago is offering the first clinical trial data comparing the effects of two types of time-restricted feeding diets, a four-hour eating window (20:4) and a six-hour eating window (18:6).

The results of a trial investigating fasting as an adjunct to chemotherapy have been published, finding the simple dietary intervention can improve the outcome of cancer chemotherapy and potentially reduce cellular damage associated with the therapy.

Researchers have discovered how intermittent fasting influences metabolic pathways in the liver, offering insights into how fasting can confer certain health benefits and hypothesizing specific drugs could mimic these effects without needing to fast.

A new study from Yale University is suggesting the popular ketogenic diet may be only beneficial in short doses. The results from a mouse study reveal the initial metabolic and weight loss benefits from the diet may shift to harmful in the long-term.

A new review article has examined an array of current research on intermittent fasting, from animal studies to human clinical trials, clarifying different regimes while outlining a variety of health benefits the eating strategies can confer in humans.

A study is suggesting restricting food intake to a 10-hour window each day may be a simple way to help treat metabolic syndromes. The 12-week study revealed the intervention, in conjunction with prescribed drugs, improved patients’ health outcomes.

Two new studies are offering insights into the long-term effects of intermittent fasting on human health. The research suggests fasting for just one day a month, over many years, can lengthen lifespan and enhance heart health – but there are caveats.