Fasting has long been sold as a shortcut to weight loss, but a growing body of research suggests the real action may be ...

Scientists looking to tackle our ongoing obesity crisis have made an important discovery: Intermittent calorie restriction ...

Researchers report that alternate-day fasting can help reduce body mass and fat mass but may also lower a person’s muscle ...

New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. The study on mice shows that the brain's hypothalamus controls how the ...

A doctor explains how intermittent fasting affects your blood sugar and what to know before starting if you have diabetes or blood sugar concerns.

A 5:2 intermittent fasting regime – eating for five days, fasting for two – protected against liver inflammation and didn’t cause weight gain, say researchers, who also identified the proteins that ...

As anyone seeking to lose weight knows, diets come in and out of fashion. The Sexy Pineapple diet, launched by a Danish psychologist in 1970, never really took off. Kellogg’s no longer promotes the ...

Alternate-day fasting (ADF) is often promoted as a quick way to reduce weight and improve metabolic health. A new trial shows ...

If you have vowed to lose fat and improve your quality of life, would a regimen of intermittent fasting and walking for 3 ...

Research reveals that alternate-day fasting reduces body weight and fat but also leads to muscle loss, with whey protein supplementation proving ineffective.