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The festive season provides great motivation to make lifestyle changes around eating habits.
A new diet by an American biochemist claims to help you live longer. It’s not too dissimilar to the Australian guide to healthy eating, which if followed, could also prolong your life.
Most research shows intermittent fasting to be no better for weight loss than counting calories.
Proponents of intermittent fasting say the clock can help you win the battle of the bulge. But the science behind it is a little more complicated.
A new study on intermittent fasting didn’t find much of an effect, but the participants usual diet patterns may have something to do with it.
Healthy eating is not just what you eat, but when you eat. Eating rhythms that are in sync with the circadian clock can benefit general well-being and may have a protective effect against mental illness.
The best eating strategy for weight loss is the one that suits you.
This latest fad diet draws many parallels with other intermittent fasting-type diets.
Researchers are only beginning to understand the relationship eating time and circadian rhythm have on our body weight.
New study finds compensatory eating the day before.
With summer upon us, some people may be hoping to shed a few kilos. Although a quick-fix can be tempting, to keep the weight off in the longer term, here’s how to steer clear of the fads.
Diets like mono, charcoal detox, Noom, time-restricted feeding and Fast800 are growing in popularity. Here’s what the evidence says about them.
Intermittent fasting diets are increasingly popular.
Recent study found it’s no more a “miracle” solution for weight loss than regular diets are.
Research into intermittent fasting suggests it’s not a health gimmick.
Research in animals and humans shows periods of fasting before and after chemotherapy protects healthy cells while killing cancerous ones more efficiently.
Allowing yourself a treat every now and then will stop you failing in the long run.
The evidence suggests that intermittent fasting can be an effective way to lose weight over a period of months. However, one size does not fit all, and it could be another’s idea of hell.
Alternate day fasting stresses cells, which may make them stronger.
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Nottingham Trent University
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