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Intermittent fasting
Limiting eating to a set time window each day.
Intermittent fasting restricts eating to a window of time each day — commonly 8 hours, as in the popular 16:8 schedule — rather than restricting what you eat.
It works for weight loss the same way any deficit does: most people simply eat fewer total calories when the window to eat is shorter. It is a tool for eating less, not a separate metabolic switch.
It is not for everyone — not recommended during pregnancy, for under-18s, with a history of eating disorders, or without medical advice alongside diabetes or other conditions.
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Intermittent fasting?
Limiting eating to a set time window each day. Intermittent fasting restricts eating to a window of time each day — commonly 8 hours, as in the popular 16:8 schedule — rather than restricting what you eat.
