Intermittent Fasting ( IF ) 101

in en-us •  7 years ago 

Hello, I just wanna share with you an easy way of controlling your bodyweight and what I have been using for few months now, to lower my bodyfat ( or "cut" as they say ).

Intermittent Fasting or IF has been a "tool" of mine while I have been lowering my bodyfat, of course alongside a calorie deficit, good nutrition and strength training.
This article gives a simple explanation of what IF is.
P.S. I am not a professional bodybuilder, nutritionist or an expert in this field. Just an average guy that did some research and have tried it on myself.

"Intermittent fasting (IF) is currently one of the world's most popular health and fitness trends.

People are using it to lose weight, improve health and simplify their healthy lifestyle.

Many studies show that it can have powerful effects on your body and brain, and may even help you live longer.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193152441400200X
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3946160/

This is the ultimate beginner's guide to intermittent fasting.

What is Intermittent Fasting (IF)?
Intermittent fasting (IF) is a term for an eating pattern that cycles between periods of fasting and eating.

It does not say anything about which foods you should eat, but rather when you should eat them.

In this respect, it is not a "diet" in the conventional sense. It is more accurately described as an "eating pattern." Common intermittent fasting methods involve daily 16 hour fasts, or fasting for 24 hours, twice per week.

Humans have actually been fasting throughout evolution. Sometimes it was done because food was not available, and it has also been a part of major religions, including Islam, Christianity and Buddhism.

When you think about it, our hunter-gatherer ancestors didn't have supermarkets, refrigerators or food available year-round.

Sometimes we couldn't find anything to eat, and our bodies evolved to be able to function without food for extended periods of time.

If anything, fasting from time to time is more "natural" than constantly eating 3-4 (or more) meals per day."

Written by Kris Gunnar,BSc-->Healthline.com

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