My dream diet: No counting, no cabbage soup, and no cutting back
The IndependentI know I’ve been lucky. The weight loss claims for intermittent fasting are impressive – it certainly worked for my friend, who was a stone lighter after two months Recently, I met up with a friend I hadn’t seen in a while. I’ve known her for 20 years but that lunchtime was the first time I’ve ever seen her eat bread or choose from a menu without calculating the calorific value of her choices first. In December 2019, the New England Journal of Medicine published a review by Rafael de Cabo, PhD., and Mark P Mattson, PhD., which said that: “Evidence is accumulating that eating in a six-hour period and fasting for 18 hours can trigger a metabolic switch from glucose-based to ketone-based energy, with increased stress resistance, increased longevity, and a decreased incidence of diseases, including cancer and obesity.” The idea of tea without milk didn’t fill me with joy but it was surprising how quickly I got used to it. Two weeks in, and three pounds down, I’ve decided this intermittent fasting thing might just be the solution I need.
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