Intermittent fasting, perfect for weight loss, Type 2 diabetes and more!

What is Intermittent Fasting (IF)? To understand why, researchers said, one must look to how the body essentially flips a “metabolic switch” during fasting. This means the body moves from burning glucose, or sugar, for energy to fatty acids and their byproduct, ketones.

During fasting, the body converts fat into fatty acids, which can be absorbed by the blood.
Stephen Anton, a researcher at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, calls this process "flipping the metabolic switch."

There are two main types of intermittent fasting. One type, known as “time restricted feeding”, requires eating only during a few hours of the day – say between 10am and 6pm. This approach gives the body a long break from food each night, and also reinforces beneficial circadian rhythms.

I bought the book The Obesity Code: unlocking the secrets of weight loss  written by Dr. Jason Fung, it really openend my eyes!

The other type of intermittent fasting – made popular by the 5:2 diet – is known as “periodic fasting”. This approach involves alternating between long periods of unrestricted eating and short periods of eating very little (five days of eating normally, two days of eating restricted calories).

You can find great information on YouTube, two of my favorite people about this subject on YouTube are:
Dr. Fung
Dr. Eric Westman