THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY WASHINGTON—After an intermittent fasting diet intervention, patients achieved complete diabetes remission, defined as an HbA1c (average blood sugar) level of less than 6.5% at least one year after stopping diabetes medication, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Intermittent fasting diets have become popular in...
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Study finds people who practice intermittent fasting experience less severe complications from COVID-19
by Intermountain Healthcare Intermittent fasting has previously shown to have a of host of health benefits, including lowering the risk of diabetes and heart disease. Now, researchers from Intermountain Healthcare have found that people who regularly fast are less like to experience severe complications from COVID-19. Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Intermittent fasting has previously shown to...
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Intermittent fasting may help heal nerve damage
by Jacklin Kwan, Imperial College London Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Intermittent fasting changes the gut bacteria activity of mice and increases their ability to recover from nerve damage. The new research is published in Nature and was conducted by Imperial College London researchers. They observed how fasting led to the gut bacteria increasing production of a...
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Research team provides guidelines, recommendations for intermittent fasting
by University of Illinois at Chicago Credit: Nature Reviews Endocrinology (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00638-x A University of Illinois Chicago team has summarized research on intermittent fasting to provide insights into its effects on the body and to provide advice for incorporating these diets in everyday life. They have also presented recommendations for future research into these popular diet...
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Low-frequency intermittent fasting prompts anti-inflammatory response
by Intermountain Healthcare Intermittent fasting may not only be a hot dieting trend, but it also has broader health benefits, including helping to fight inflammation, according to a new study from researchers at the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City. Credit: Intermountain Healthcare Intermittent fasting may not only be a hot dieting trend,...
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Research review shows intermittent fasting works for weight loss, health changes
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Intermittent fasting can produce clinically significant weight loss as well as improve metabolic health in individuals with obesity, according to a new study review led by University of Illinois Chicago researchers. “We noted that intermittent fasting is not better than regular dieting; both produce the same amount of weight loss...
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Intermittent fasting can help manage metabolic disease
WASHINGTON—Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society’s journal, Endocrine Reviews. Time-restricted eating is a type of intermittent fasting that limits your food intake to a...
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Intermittent fasting can help manage metabolic disease
THE ENDOCRINE SOCIETY WASHINGTON—Eating your daily calories within a consistent window of 8-10 hours is a powerful strategy to prevent and manage chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society’s journal, Endocrine Reviews. Time-restricted eating is a type of intermittent fasting that limits your food intake to a certain number of hours each day. Intermittent...
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Intermittent fasting ‘no magic bullet for weight loss’ says new study
Over recent years, diets that see people fast on a few days each week have increased in popularity, reinforced by images of people’s miraculous weight transformations and backed by celebrity endorsements. Image credit: zuzyusa via Pixabay (Free Pixabay licence) However, evidence to date about the effectiveness of fasting compared with more traditional diets which aim to reduce...
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Intermittent fasting may improve long-term memory
MAY 25, 2021 by John Anderer LONDON — Intermittent fasting (IF) is becoming a common practice among dieters trying to burn fat and lose weight, but a new study finds it may hold cognitive benefits as well. Researchers from Kings College London report IF helped improve the long term memory retention of a group of lab mice. Moreover,...