If you’ve been looking for an eating plan to help you lose weight and keep your glucose in check, you’ve no doubt come across many different options. One approach that’s been increasing in popularity recently is intermittent fasting (IF)—you may have heard about this and wondered what it’s all about and if it’s right for you.
WHAT ARE FASTING AND INTERMITTENT FASTING?
Fasting is totally avoiding foods and sometimes beverages for a certain period of time. People may fast for a variety of reasons, including for health and religious purposes. IF is an eating plan that alternates between fasting and feasting periods. There are three different categories of IF.
Alternate-day fasting
This approach includes periods of refraining from food and caloric beverages,
