GaveUp [she/her] to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish • 4 days agoAnybody got the scoop on intermittent fasting? Is it actually healthy?message-square56fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10
arrow-up144arrow-down1message-squareAnybody got the scoop on intermittent fasting? Is it actually healthy?GaveUp [she/her] to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish • 4 days agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareTheDoctor [they/them]linkfedilinkEnglish18•edit-24 days agoHere’s a good article comparing a couple different studies: https://skepchick.org/2023/06/study-can-you-fast-your-way-to-good-health-maybe/ TLDR is it’s not conclusive, but you can ask your doctor about trying it out and as long as you don’t turn it into an eating disorder and starve yourself, it might be worth seeing how it works.
Here’s a good article comparing a couple different studies: https://skepchick.org/2023/06/study-can-you-fast-your-way-to-good-health-maybe/
TLDR is it’s not conclusive, but you can ask your doctor about trying it out and as long as you don’t turn it into an eating disorder and starve yourself, it might be worth seeing how it works.
Solid TLDR for nutritional advice.