A 5:2 intermittent fasting regime – eating for five days, fasting for two – protected against liver inflammation and didn’t cause weight gain, say researchers, who also identified the proteins that ...

Intermittent fasting (IF) has gained popularity as an effective approach to weight management and overall health improvement. However, many believe that there is only one way to practice intermittent ...

What if adhering to a diet for a combined 15 days a year could wind back your internal clock nearly three years? The fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) claims to do just that. According to a new study, it ...

The five-day diet ranges from consuming 1,100 calories on day one to 800 calories on days two to five It sounds too good to be true. A five-day diet that promises not only a slimmer body, but also the ...

Fasting has long been acclaimed as an effective way to lose weight, improve the immune system and boost brain function. But doctors have been loathe to recommend it because of the dangers associated ...

Before starting the Prolon 5-Day Fasting Nutrition Program, I called my mother. I was excited about the diet's purported benefits (which include boosted metabolism, increased energy and improved ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looks at the benefits of a fasting-like diet. andresr/Getty Images Five-day cycles each month of a fasting-like diet improved markers of prediabetes and reduced fat in ...