Can Fasting Compensate for the Holiday Pounds?
Most people overindulge during the holidays. This is despite how much of the year they’ve devoted to healthy eating. From Halloween right into the New Year, you’re faced with a range of tempting delicacies.
But new studies suggest that you may be able to have your cake and eat it, too.
So, where does the trick lie? Well, it is not in what you eat, but when you eat.
To explore the health benefits of fasting, researchers discovered that people who have a high risk for developing diabetes saw a significant improvement in their health when they ate their meals during a 10-hour window and then fasted for the remainder of the day.
Change your eating habits rather than your diet
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that intermittent fasting and traditional medications caused weight loss and reduced cholesterol and blood pressure. It also reduced abdominal fat and stabilized insulin and blood sugar levels for participants who already had metabolic syndrome.
A metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that occur together and increase the risk of stroke, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes (1).
