GaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day agoAnybody got the scoop on intermittent fasting? Is it actually healthy?message-squaremessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10
arrow-up141arrow-down1message-squareAnybody got the scoop on intermittent fasting? Is it actually healthy?GaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareTheDoctor [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-21 day agoHere’s a good article comparing a couple different studies: https://skepchick.org/2023/06/study-can-you-fast-your-way-to-good-health-maybe/ TLDR is it’s not conclusive, but you can ask your doctor about trying it out and as long as you don’t turn it into an eating disorder and starve yourself, it might be worth seeing how it works.
minus-squarewitheyeandclaw@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoSolid TLDR for nutritional advice.
Here’s a good article comparing a couple different studies: https://skepchick.org/2023/06/study-can-you-fast-your-way-to-good-health-maybe/
TLDR is it’s not conclusive, but you can ask your doctor about trying it out and as long as you don’t turn it into an eating disorder and starve yourself, it might be worth seeing how it works.
Solid TLDR for nutritional advice.