Fasting
Fasting Mimicking Diet: A Review
A structured, periodic low-calorie protocol designed to trigger the benefits of fasting without full abstinence.
Fasting
Fasting does more than restrict your calorie intake — it can measurably change your metabolism, hormone balance and the cellular processes in most of your organs. This page gives you evidence-based guidance on fasting and how it affects your body weight and health.
Heart
Intermittent Fasting for High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Intermittent fasting produces real, measurable improvements in blood pressure and cholesterol.
Brain
How Fasting Affects Your Brain, Cognition and Mental Health
Fasting has real, biologically plausible effects on the brain. Still, the human evidence is more nuanced.
Fasting
How Intermittent Fasting Affects Diabetes & Blood Sugar
Intermittent fasting consistently improves blood sugar and insulin sensitivity, especially in people with type 2 diabetes.
Fasting
Does Intermittent Fasting Work for Weight Loss & Fat Loss?
Intermittent fasting can support fat and weight loss. But probably not for the reasons most people think.
Fasting
Fasting and Autophagy: What the Evidence Actually Shows
Autophagy is one of biology's most compelling cellular processes. But the gap between the science and the social media needs closing.
Fasting
Different Types of Intermittent Fasting Compared: Which One Is Best?
There’s no single "best" type of intermittent fasting. However, there is probably one that suits your goals and life best.
Fasting
Intermittent Fasting: A Review
A time-based eating pattern with solid and growing evidence for weight management and metabolic health.
Fasting
Should You Exercise While Fasting?
Exercising while fasted can improve fat loss and metabolic health, but it may impair performance.
Fasting
What Happens to Your Body When You Fast? (Hour by Hour)
The hour-by-hour changes in metabolism, insulin, autophagy, and brain function: understand the body’s response to periods without food.