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I can't read the full text of one of the articles, just the abstract. Both studies focus on weight loss of obese and overweight people. 35% were diabetics, and 70% had high cholesterol.

You attribute the benefits to a specific mechanism, fat loss, but what the summaries say is that IF is effective for weight loss and is similar to tradition calorie reduction diets without suggesting the causal chain. You've attributed a mechanism whereas the abstracts didn't.

"In conclusion, IER improves anthropometric outcomes and intermediate disease markers when compared to a usual diet. The effects of IER on weight loss are similar to weight loss achieved by CER."

and

"Conclusions: Intermittent energy restriction is an effective alternative diet strategy for weight loss and blood pressure control and is comparable to CER in overweight and obese patients with hypertension. "

I'm at my target weight (5'11@160 lbs / 1.8m@72.5kg), so the data from obese/overweight people doesn't apply to me. I'm interested in possible health benefits of increased insulin sensitivity and autophagy, which it seems like these didn't really investigate.