Pros of intermittent fasting
Intermittent fasting does not have any food restriction and this is great for those who want to lose weight happily.
The eating plan is not about what foods to eat but about when to eat them.
Eating less automatically leads to reduced intake of calories.
When you fast, you reduce the energy and time you have to spend in preparing meals and then cleaning up. This makes things simple especially for the working people.
Following a low-calorie diet is difficult so fasting seems way easier. With intermittent fasting, you only have to think about reducing intake on 2 days in a week.
Fasting for 16 hours makes changes inside you. Stored fat gets more accessible due to hormonal changes. The body senses scarcity of food and uses stored fat instead of food.
Cons of intermittent fasting
The chief side effect of intermittent fasting is hunger and you can feel tired and weak.
Your energy levels and work performance might get disrupted.
On non-fasting days, people are more inclined to binge on food. This might cause no weight loss or even gain.
It lowers the body’s metabolism as it enters the starvation mode. This can break down your muscles instead of fat for energy. Just 24 hours of fasting is enough for this to happen.
A word of caution
Those who have an existing medical condition should ask the doctor before going ahead with intermittent fasting or any other weight loss dietary modification .
Pregnant women or nursing mothers should not do intermittent fasting.
Same goes for growing kids and the elderly as their nutritional needs are not met when they are on such eating patterns.
The final word
You can follow intermittent fasting to lose weight or for metabolic changes. Just be sure to carefully monitor symptoms of any kind and adjust the diet, if you start experiencing any side effects. It is advised to consult a doctor or a dietitian before trying intermittent fasting.
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