Intermittent Fasting Can Lead to "Significant" Weight Loss, New Research Says - msnNOW

Now, new research out of the University of Illinois in Chicago suggests that intermittent fasting (IF) could promote significant weight loss and even improve metabolic health in those who have obesity.

It's definitely effective for weight loss and it's gained popularity because there are no special foods or apps necessary.

Of the studies examined, many showed that time-restricted eating allowed participants with obesity to lose an average of 3% of their body weight—no matter the length of their eating window.

On the other hand, those who participated in alternate-day fasting dropped 3%-8% of their body weight over a three to eight-week period.

Surprisingly, those who did the 5:2 diet had comparable weight loss results with those who did alternate-day fasting, despite having fewer fasting periods?

Participants who did both of these fasting diets kept the weight off, maintaining an average of 7% weight loss for a whole year!