Trading holiday indulgences for intermittent fasting could yield health benefits from lower cholesterol to reduced stress, according to a new study.
, but doctors can help patients reach the scientifically-proven benefits or warn at-risk groups to avoid it.
While intermittent fasting diets vary, the practices of alternating between certain periods of eating and not eating fall into two categories, said co-author Mark Mattson, a neuroscience professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. One restricts eating to six to eight hours per day and another limits people to one moderate-sized meal two days each week., blood lipid levels and resting heart rates, Mattson wrote.
Even so, committing to intermittent fasting for the long periods of time is often difficult, said Dr. Guy L. Mintz, director of cardiovascular health and lipidology atin New York. Some studies show patients eating more than recommended on fasting days and less on feast days, said Mintz, who did not participate in the review.
Mintz also urged certain groups to avoid intermittent fasting, including patients who are not overweight. Most clinical studies have worked with overweight young and middle-aged adults, the study said, so more trials on other ages are required.and/or insulin that could have swings in blood sugar," Mintz said. "Intermittent fasting is not for older patients. Hypoglycemia needs to be watched, which can lead to falls.
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