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Calories are the basic unit of energy. The human body gets it from drinks and especially from food. Calories are essential for the maintenance of vital functions and sufficient intake is important for overall health. Calorie intake should be optimal to maintain a healthy body weight. An excess of calories is harmful. However, it is also bad if the body is deficient in calories.
Many people are not satisfied with their physique and try to diet. Diets commonly focus on what you eat. However, it is much better to focus on when you eat. If you want to do something for your body and are tired of counting calories, try intermittent fasting. No food restrictions. It’s simple, it’s flexible. Intermittent fasting is the way to sustainable weight loss.
With intermittent fasting, it’s important to eat at specific times. Research shows that fasting for a certain number of hours or eating one meal a few days a week can have positive health benefits. Neuroscientist Mark Mattson of Johns Hopkins University has been studying intermittent fasting for a quarter of a century. The doctor says that human bodies have evolved to be able to go many hours and even days without food.
Intermittent fasting is based on time limits. You eat a normal diet for a certain period of time and then switch to a low or even no calorie intake. Fasting. Intermittent fasting takes many forms. For example, you can keep a full-day fast. That is, eating everything one day and nothing the next. Alternatively, choose time-restricted eating. Eat only until 4 p.m. and then no more. But it is not necessary to fast in the evening. Some people fast in the morning. Fasts of 6 to 8 hours are common .
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Research has shown that intermittent fasting can improve some health symptoms in the short term. These include not only weight, but also blood sugar, blood cholesterol, blood pressure or chronic inflammation. However, the long-term health effects of intermittent fasting are not clear. However, there is a study that claims that intermittent fasting is associated with a reduction in oxidative stress damage and a reduction in inflammatory responses. The changes associated with fasting have implications for pathological mechanisms associated with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Therefore, if you fast regularly during your lifetime, you can delay or even reverse the pathological process in Alzheimer’s disease.
Intermittent fasting also carries certain risks. Some people may feel tired or dizzy during fasting. Fasting can affect diabetes management or cause mood changes. Headaches or constipation are also associated with fasting. For women, intermittent fasting can affect the menstrual cycle. Intermittent fasting is definitely not suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women. It is also not suitable if you have an eating disorder or if you are at high risk of bone loss and falls.
