Source: Radio New Zealand
Intermittent fasting has become a popular phrase in dieting, promising to boost metabolism, shed body fat, and even help reduce the risk of diabetes, hypertension and obesity.
From the 5:2 diet to the eight-hour feeding window, it has become a hot topic for researchers to study and internet personalities to promote.
But intermittent fasting regimes “fail to match hype” for significant loss and reducing health risks in people who are overweight, according to a major review of studies by the Cochrane Collaboration.
Fasting is prevalent among the Indian community.
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