According to researchers, eating only for eight hours a day and then fasting for the rest of the day might be associated with an increased risk of death from heart attacks and strokes.
Celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Hugh Jackman, Kourtney Kardashian, and Scarlett Johansson have praised such fasting regimens.
However, while researchers have linked fasting with better short-term outcomes regarding blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, the same does not hold true for long-term results, as suggested by one of the first studies on this topic, according to "The Times."
After following around 20,000 adults in the United States, it was found that those who reported eating within an eight-hour window were nearly twice as likely to die from heart attacks or strokes compared to those who spread their meals and snacks throughout the day.
Perhaps the results of these studies are not as conclusive as one might hope, but what is clear is that intermittent fasting is bad for health; in general, anything that goes against human nature and our body's requests (through the mechanism of hunger) to eat several times a day is harmful to health.
However, while researchers have linked fasting with better short-term outcomes regarding blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, the same does not hold true for long-term results, as suggested by one of the first studies on this topic, according to "The Times."
After following around 20,000 adults in the United States, it was found that those who reported eating within an eight-hour window were nearly twice as likely to die from heart attacks or strokes compared to those who spread their meals and snacks throughout the day.
Perhaps the results of these studies are not as conclusive as one might hope, but what is clear is that intermittent fasting is bad for health; in general, anything that goes against human nature and our body's requests (through the mechanism of hunger) to eat several times a day is harmful to health.
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