The diet includes about five days of 750-1,050 calories a day based on a very specific regimen of carbohydrates, fats, proteins, and micronutrients.
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Previous studies have long-debated the health benefits of fasting. What sounds like a quick and easy way to shed pounds fast with no calorie counting involved can ultimately slow down your metabolism and even disrupt circadian rhythms, increasing the risk of weight gain when one returns to a normal diet. But is there more to fasting than just potential weight loss?
Researchers at the University of Southern California examined a new diet intervention that can be followed just five days a month while improving several health measures, including reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
“Strict fasting is hard for people to stick to, and it can also be dangerous, so we developed a complex diet that triggers the same effects in the […]
This preliminary news is worth following, but just be aware that the authors of this study specifically stated in their report that, at this point, “Because prolonged FMDs such as the one tested here are potent and broad-spectrum, they should only be considered for use under medical supervision.”