I read of an article somewhere that fasting might actually be beneficial for you. I'm currently on a diet to reduce weight, lower my uric acid levels and blood pressure. As much as I want to exercise many times I week, I have too much work to do that I can only muster 10 to 15 minute walks everyday.
After a shallow research into internet, I've come across Alternate Day Fasting Diet.
In a nutshell, this diet involves alternate day fasting, eating very little on one day followed by eating what you?d normally have the next day.
One small human study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has shown how alternate day fasting can aid weight loss. In this study, 16 normal weight adults followed an alternate day fasting regime for three weeks. On fasting days they had nothing but calorie-free drinks whilst on feasting days they were allowed to eat whatever they wanted. At the end of the study, the adults had:
* Lost an average of 2.5 percent of their initial body weight.
* Lost four percent of their fat mass.
This indicates that they didn?t consume two days worth of calories on feasting days to make up for the lack of calories on the day of fasting.
* Lost an average of 2.5 percent of their initial body weight.
* Lost four percent of their fat mass.
This indicates that they didn?t consume two days worth of calories on feasting days to make up for the lack of calories on the day of fasting.
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