Weight Watchers and Intermittent Fasting

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The science of intermittent fasting

Two of the biggest buzzwords of the moment are ‘intermittent fasting’ due to its apparent efficacy in helping with weight loss and its benefits to the body. Plenty of diets come and go, but it seems the idea of limited periods of fasting offset by being able to eat what you like on other days is an eating regimen that’s slowly winning legions of followers. We examined the science behind this way of dieting and whether fasting can really improve everything from your weight to your health.

Different types of fasting diets

Intermittent fasting involves moving between cycles of fasting or a limited kilojoule intake and unrestricted eating, with the time frame of the fast dependent on the particular diet you’re following.

Some of the most popular intermittent fasting diets at the moment include:

5:2 Diet: Eating 2090-2510 kilojoules two days a week and eating normally the other days.
16:8 Diet: Fasting for 16 hours and eating whatever you like for eight.
Eat Stop Eat: fasting for 24 hours once or twice a week.
Alternate-day fasting: Fasting every other day.
The Warrior Diet: fasting throughout the day then eating one big meal at night.

All have varying time frames for the ‘fast’ and ‘feast’ window, however, all work off the same concept that eating should be restricted to a number of hours a week.