Diet & Nutrition
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.
Health & Wellbeing
Intermittent Fasting for High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
Intermittent fasting produces real, measurable improvements in blood pressure and cholesterol.
Health & Wellbeing
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.
Health & Wellbeing
How Intermittent Fasting Affects Diabetes & Blood Sugar
Intermittent fasting consistently improves blood sugar and insulin sensitivity, especially in people with type 2 diabetes.
Diet & Nutrition
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.
Health & Wellbeing
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.
Exercise & Fitness
Should You Exercise While Fasting?
Exercising while fasted can improve fat loss and metabolic health, but it may impair performance.
Diet & Nutrition
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.
Health & Wellbeing
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.
Health & Wellbeing
Hara Hachi Bu: The Japanese Practice of Eating to 80% Full
An overview of hara hachi bu, the Japanese practice of eating to 80% fullness, and its role in weight control, health and longevity.
Diet & Nutrition
Intermittent Fasting: A Review
A time-based eating pattern with solid and growing evidence for weight management and metabolic health.