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Posted on July 29, 2023
Posted in Fasting

What Is the Daniel Fast Diet — and Is It Healthy?

For many people, the foods they eat are largely rooted in their culture and religious beliefs. One eating style with religious roots is the Daniel Fast diet, a 21-day partial fast based on a story in the Book of Daniel. Whether you’re spiritual or not, many people say this diet helps with weight loss, promotes

Posted on October 29, 2022
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Study: Intermittent fasting ‘no magic bullet for weight loss.’

by University of Bath New research published this week challenges a popular belief that intermittent fasting diets such as alternate day fasting or the ‘5:2’ are the most effective ways to lose weight. Over recent years, diets which see people fast on a few days each week have increased in popularity, reinforced by images of people’s

Posted on June 24, 2021
Posted in Fasting, Weight Loss

Fasting doesn’t help weight loss? Studies done on skinny people? Cigarettes and beer are not that bad? Soda is not bad either?

Posted on June 20, 2021
Posted in Eating Disorders, Fasting

The Damaging Double Standard Behind Intermittent Fasting

Is it “optimization” or an eating disorder? Hope Corrigan Jack Dorsey has been a vocal proponent of intermittent fasting. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images Jack Dorsey doesn’t eat anything in the morning. Instead, he meditates for two hours, he takes an ice bath, and drinks a lot of water. He doesn’t eat anything for lunch, either.

Posted on April 29, 2021
Posted in Fasting, Fat, Fitness, Nutrition, Obesity

Eleven Myths and Facts About How the Body Burns Fat

Poliquin® Group Editorial Staff A common myth in the casual fitness world is that there is a “fat-burning” zone that will allow you to burn the most body fat. The reality is that working out in the fat burning zone doesn’t measure up as the ideal exercise mode for losing body fat. Most important for