GaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agoAnybody got the scoop on intermittent fasting? Is it actually healthy?message-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down10
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareAnybody got the scoop on intermittent fasting? Is it actually healthy?GaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.net to askchapo@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareTheDoctor [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·edit-23 days 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-up6·3 days 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.