[TerraHertz]

I'd suggest that only people who are already overweight will be trying intermittent fasting. Needs a study with randomly selected people who are put into two groups - overweight and lean, then half of each group start intermittent fasting.

Also, since when is just restricting eating to certain hours of the day 'fasting'?

My experience: I was overweight, 95 Kg. Two years of not getting anywhere with attempting to reduce intake, due to living alone, which makes cooking small meals difficult. Heard of "36 hour fasting", and decided to try it. Except I felt '36 hours' is half-arsed. So to simplify I just do 48 hour fasts. Turns out it's very easy, and I can reliably drop a couple more kilos anytime I choose to do another fast or two. Currently down to 84 Kg. Will be 83 after the current one probably. Once I'm at 80kg, I'll decide whether to continue down to 75 or so.

[InMice]

I also asked that question in another comment. If i eat dinner at 6pm, Im not hungry the rest of the day, overnight nor in the morning when I wake up. Around 10 or 11 I start to feel hunger that doesnt go away - So i eat. 16-18 hours has passed but I was never counting or thinking about it... Is that really fasting or denying myself food? Is it considered fasting to not constantly snack and crave processed foods?

[dns_snek]

To a certain extent I think it depends your level of activity. If I'm sedentary and I eat a big dinner I usually won't feel hungry at least until 3pm the next day and sometimes it can be full 24h before I really feel hunger kick in again.

It's been that way as long as I can remember but I try to make sure I eat something in the morning anyway because I noticed that I function better that way (duh!)

I think avoiding sugar makes a significant difference. I love sweet treats but I've eliminated the vast majority of sugar in foods and drinks that I consume on a daily basis. Occasionally I'll start eating cereal for breakfast and I notice that it makes me hungry more often and it completely messes with my energy levels, so I stop.

[YeGoblynQueenne]

>> I'd suggest that only people who are already overweight will be trying intermittent fasting. Needs a study with randomly selected people who are put into two groups - overweight and lean, then half of each group start intermittent fasting.

Came here to comment on this. There is no mention in the article (and I can't access the paywalled study) that the researchers controlled for BMI so there is no way to tell whether the participants of the study who were more likely to have cardiovascular problems were also the ones who were expected to have them because of overweight conditions.

I'm not advocating for intermittent fasting, to be clear. I tried it a while ago and it didn't do anything (I lost a couple of kg then got them back again when the seasons turned) but the study seems shoddy and uninformative. Or I'm just in reviewer number two mode.