Studies in animals and humans indicate fasting could improve cognitive performance, heart health, and symptoms of diabetes and obesity.
Intermittent fasting involves prolonged periods where an individual doesn't eat. The most common forms are alternate-day fasting, where food is cut out or heavily restricted every other day; 5:2 where one 500 to 700 calorie meal is eaten on two days per week; and daily-time restricted feeding, where a person will eat during a specific window, for instance eight hours.
One study involving rats saw their average life span increase by 80 percent when they were fed alternate days from young adulthood. And a review of data from 1934 to 2012 showed cutting calories boosted the longevity of rats by 14 to 45 percent, but 4 to 27 percent in mice. However, most people don't reap the apparent benefits of fasting as they eat three meals a day plus snacks. In contrast, our ancestors had more irregular eating patterns and weren't sedentary, the authors wrote. Such habits are ingrained in culture and therefore"rarely be contemplated by patients or doctors."
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