Periodic fasting may improve health, weight loss [kHBPTs5Z9]

Periodic fasting may improve health, weight loss [kHBPTs5Z9]

(31 Dec 2019) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus128673 The latest diet trend known as intermittent fasting – or going long stretches of time with no food – is not only gaining in popularity for weight loss but may also have health benefits. A pilot study conducted at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center shows that intermittent fasting improves blood sugar control, blood pressure and oxidative stress, even when people don't change what they eat. Dr. Eric Ravussin, associate executive director of Pennington Biomedical and one of the study's co-authors, is an expert in obesity and type 2 diabetes. He says preliminary studies suggest meal-timing strategies such as intermittent fasting or eating earlier in the day appear to help people lose weight by lowering appetite, rather than burning more calories. Studies on intermittent fasting are still limited, including for its effectiveness with weight loss. Ravussin says the pilot study is groundbreaking because it shows signs of health improvement using intermittent fasting even when not limiting calories or losing weight. So, the benefits are not solely from eating less food, he says. New Orleans resident Melissa Breaux Bankston said after a year on the regimen, she was able to cut out use of high blood pressure medication she had been taking. She said weight loss and management have been easier as well. In recent months, she's pushed the fasting even longer, from 16 hours to 20, now only allowing herself a four-hour window for eating. She said she feels great and looks forward to next year's doctor appointment to see where her metabolic figures fall. Intermittent fasting is not advised for children, people on certain medications or people with a history of eating disorders. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/2dd43352005a47728d933eb8996a7a1d

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