Episode 49

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4th Nov 2021

Intermittent Fasting – What is it, and how does it work?

Does Intermittent fasting live up to the hype? And compared to other methods, can you eat what you want and still lose weight? Based on the latest science, intermittent fasting should even be able to do a lot more.

With intermittent fasting, you don't count calories, but hours. During eight hours a day you can eat as much as you want - the rest of the day you fast. Not eating for 16 hours? Sounds tough, but it's actually a no-brainer. Because half of these 16 hours you spend sleeping. And when we still lived in caves and had to hunt for our food, lunch was rarely on the table at 12 o'clock sharp. So, our body has adapted to longer phases of food deprivation for thousands of years. In response to a reduced calorie intake, it simply lowers the energy requirement.

There are several methods of intermittent fasting. The most popular form is the 16:8 fast, in which you eat in an eight-hour window and fast for 16 hours. Usually, you just skip breakfast.

With a 5:2 fast, people normally eat five days a week. On two days you limit the calorie intake to 500 calories and only eat a light dish such as vegetables or fish. The two days of fasting should not follow one another.

The hardest method is Alternate Day Fasting, in which the calorie intake is limited to 500 calories every other day. However, this form is not best suited as a long-term nutritional plan and should be cleared by your doctor.

This podcast follows up on my blog “Intermittent Fasting: A Surprising Update”

As you might have read already in my blog, intermittent fasting is very popular. But what exactly is behind this form of eating? In this podcast, I explain the concept and give you tips and ideas for implementing it in your everyday life.

If you want to dive deeper into the subject and want to know more about how intermittent fasting can help you reach your individual goals and how to make it part of your nutritional plan, then subscribe and listen to my podcast.

To learn more follow this link to my website www.quickfastdiet.com

Follow this link for recipe ideas on how to make intermittent fasting part of your healthy meal plan.

Here's a link to last week's podcast: How to lose weight and keep it off thanks to protein

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