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Intermittent fasting is incredibly popular. But is it any better than other diets? | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

It’s possible we’ve simply yet to discover the best way to fast, especially considering that these diets are rarely tested against one another
Intermittent fasting may seem like a silver bullet, but the evidence indicates that it’s really just one of many potentially effective dietary options. Photograph: erikreis/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Diets are funny things. They aren’t just a way to lose or gain weight – a diet is part of your life.

Eating is one of the fundamental human recreational activities, which means that food is family, food is friends, food is sharing, culture and life no matter where you go.

What this means is that we are often really passionate about what we eat. This goes doubly for diets. Nothing starts an online argument more quickly than saying a

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