Intermittent fasting (IF)
•Last Updated: October 25 2022
Intermittent fasting (known as time-restricted eating in the scientific literature) involves alternating periods of free eating with periods of no or low caloric intake.
Intermittent fasting (IF) is most often used for
Last Updated: October 25 2022
We have pages dedicated to two types of IF diets:
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While the evidence is mixed, depending on who was studied and what the diets were, there does not seem to be a major inherent weight-gain effect when eating late at night. Individual results may vary, and other factors such as circadian rhythms should be considered as well.
Late-night snacking is seen as a big no-no for most people. A review of five randomized controlled trials sheds a bit more light on this issue, suggesting that munching in the morning or at night may not matter as much as some people think (at least with regard to weight gain).
First, let’s rewind back to the halcyon days of 2007, when a study[1] on 12 obese women in a metabolic ward found that late-night eating did not affect weight loss...
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