Intermittent Fasting Diet

Intermittent fasting includes certain types of diet plans structured such that there are alternate intervals of eating and fasting. More than the types of food you take during the eating interval, it is the time factor at which intermittent fasting diet plans are centered. Therefore, it is focused more on the “when”, rather than the “what” you eat. In recent times, intermittent fasting has gained popularity as a weight loss technique because it does not force the dieters to let go of their favorite foods, providing them a time frame as to when they should take them followed by intervals where they give the body enough time to digest the food and get refreshed.

Benefits and Effectiveness for Weight Loss

First off, intermittent fasting allows the body cells to perform important functions which cannot be effectively done otherwise. Certain cell repair processes and hormone adjustments are initiated because of which the utilization of stored body fat becomes easier.  Also, when our body gets ample time to rejuvenate itself in non-eating intervals, it boosts the immunity of body functions to fight against diseases.

Secondly, when the intake of food is done in a structured and disciplined manner rather than randomly eating at any time you feel like, the breakdown of body fat is catalyzed in order to get energy since no extra food is being provided to the body. Human body needs energy to function; when that energy is not being taken in the form of more food, then automatically the body fat starts getting utilized, resulting in weight loss.

Moreover, intermittent fasting improves the general health of your heart, balancing factors like heart rate, cholesterol and blood sugar level etc. Well being of the heart is directly related to the kind of food you take and more than that, how you take that food. Since intermittent fasting provides enough non-eating time, it reduces the pressure on the heart which improves its overall well being and functioning, while balancing out the risk factors.

The above described and numerous other health benefits of intermittent fasting when combined increase your life span by improving the quality of your life on a daily basis, as it positively affects important health markers.

Basic Practices

There is no single practice of intermittent fasting; it can be done in a variety of ways and in differing time intervals that suit you best.

One of the widely followed ones is the Leangains method where you fast for about 14 hours straight and then feed your body for the rest of the 10 hours. This time frame may vary up to two hours for men. This method is better for those whose main objective is fat loss and muscle build up.

Another one is called the Eat Stop Eat method where once or twice per week, you fast for 24 hours straight, while eat normally for the rest of the week. This method works best for people who want their body to rejuvenate and keep fresh by way of healthy eating. Also, another simple and easily followed method is the Alternate Day fasting which involves eating very scarcely one day, and then eating normally the other day. This is better for people who have consistency issues with diet plans, as every alternate day you get to eat normal.

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