Intermittent Fasting

Intermittent Fasting: Is the Wait Worth the Weight?

Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease

A comprehensive NEJM review of intermittent fasting research synthesizes animal and human evidence showing broad metabolic, neurological, and anti-aging benefits from periodic caloric abstinence independent of overall calorie reduction. The mechanism centers on a metabolic switch from glucose to ketones that activates evolutionarily conserved cellular stress-response pathways.

Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Body Composition and Clinical Health Markers

A review of clinical evidence on intermittent fasting protocols (alternate-day, whole-day, time-restricted feeding) and their effects on body composition and health markers. Finds comparable fat loss to continuous calorie restriction with possible lean-mass preservation advantages.