Does the research on alternate-day fasting back the hype? This article was reviewed by Brian Tanzer, nutritionist and Director of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs at The Vitamin Shoppe. Alternate-day ...

Intermittent fasting is effective and safe for most adults seeking weight loss. Clinical trials and meta-analyses show that intermittent fasting can help people lose 3- to 8% of their starting weight ...

As anyone seeking to lose weight knows, diets come in and out of fashion. The Sexy Pineapple diet, launched by a Danish psychologist in 1970, never really took off. Kellogg’s no longer promotes the ...

Scientists tracked how the body reorganized its chemistry across an entire week of fasting, not just on day one and day seven ...

Many of my friends have been trying intermittent fasting for weight loss. Does it work, and is it better than other diets? Intermittent fasting has been shown to lead to some weight loss in several ...

Known as the fasting mimicking diet (FMD), the diet is designed, as the name implies, to mimic the effects of water fasting ...

Since 1975, the number of overweight adults has nearly tripled, reaching over 1.9 billion in 2016 according to Daniel Fast Journey, making the need for effective dietary interventions more critical ...

Rachael Link is a registered dietitian and health writer based in San Francisco. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Central Missouri and holds a master’s degree from New York ...

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Fasting has been a practice in various cultures and religions for centuries, but it has gained modern popularity with its promise of profound health benefits Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / ...