Research on mice shows that obesity changes how the body responds to fasting. Periodic, or intermittent, fasting has become a popular strategy for improving health and metabolism. It involves extended…

Researchers at the University of Tennessee and the University of Colorado found that a new form of intermittent fasting, called the 4:3 method, leads to slightly more weight loss than…

Researchers at Westlake University in Zhejiang, China have found an unexpected side effect of the increasingly popular practice of intermittent fasting: it can slow hair regeneration. While intermittent fasting has…

Previous research has tied intermittent fasting to benefits like weight loss and a lower risk of dementia. But a new study led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

A simple trick — spend less time near food — may help you cut calories and lose weight, an international team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University in the…

Millions of people around the world lose weight through diets or religious fasting. But the biological consequences of prolonged calorie restriction have been poorly understood. A team of scientists from…

A new study from King’s College London found that fasting 14 hours a day can lift mood, increase energy, and help with weight loss. Intermittent fasting, or IF, is a…

Along with fresh or frozen berries and fruits, dried fruits are permitted during a fasting diet. Dried apricots, prunes, raisins, figs, dates, dried apples, pears, bananas, cranberries, or cherries can…

Many of us only know the dictionary definition: fasting is abstaining from rich foods—especially meat and dairy—according to church rules. But with renewed interest in religion and church rituals, people…

Transformative Weight Loss Journeys of My Friends I want to share the experiences of two friends who lost significant weight and kept it off. The first, my best friend, developed…