Popular Myths about Intermittent Fasting
Intermittent fasting has gained a lot of popularity as a weight-loss method, but may also have other positive health benefits, including improved blood lipid and glucose control, longevity, and cardiovascular health. There are two main types of intermittent fasting. With alternate-day eating, people alternate between days of eating very few calories and days of eating what they want. With time-restricted eating, people can eat what they want during a four- to 10-hour window each day, then don’t eat outside that window.
A recent review by researchers from the University of Chicago Illinois debunked 4 myths about intermittent fasting. The article’s authors conclude that these 4 beliefs about intermittent fasting are false:
Intermittent fasting leads to a poor diet.
Intermittent fasting leads to eating disorders.
Intermittent fasting causes excessive loss of lean muscle mass.
Intermittent fasting causes a decline in sex hormones (e.g., testosterone, estrogen)
