Researchers say limited eating approaches such as 5:2 diet not a ‘miracle solution’ amid surge in their popularity
  • PoorYorick@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5 months

    Of course, it’s not better. There is no way around the laws of thermodynamics. Weight loss is a measure of taking in fewer calories than you burn. That’s the formulae.

    That said, intermittent fasting can be a great way for some people to manage their caloric intake. Some people just find it easier to manage their calories by eating once or twice a day and restricting themselves at others.

    At the end of the day, though it’s not meant to be a panacea, it’s a tool to be used for those that prefer it to other options.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      5 months

      Except that’s not what 99% of the punditorium espouses - for the last 15 years it’s been a continuous litany of “intermittent fasting is THE answer”, and anyone disagreeing is roundly condemned.

      Despite 80 years of diabetes research that contradicts much of the argument for fasting.

      • legion02@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5 months

        All weight loss diets are just social engineering imo. If you find a way to fool yourself into eating less good for you.