Traditional guidance has been to eat three square meals a day — but a trending diet plan has some people eating just once. Dubbed the One Meal a Day (OMAD) diet, it’s a form of intermittent fasting ...

Restricting eating to eight or fewer hours a day, a type of intermittent fasting, may raise the risk of dying prematurely from heart disease over the long term, a new study suggests. An analysis of ...

A 25-year-old woman decided to follow a 36-hour intermittent fasting routine to lose excess weight. She weighed 95 kg with a BMI of 34. She thought by following this fasting routine she would lose her ...

Intermittent fasting has become a popular dietary trend, touted for its alleged anti-aging properties, but is it actually that good for you? The idea of fasting for certain periods throughout the day ...

Omer Yilmaz, an associate professor of biology and a member of MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, has been studying the effects of fasting in rodents for years. In 2018 he and his ...

A new study links intermittent fasting to a higher risk of early death instead of longevity. Some experts are skeptical, citing major limitations with the study like other lifestyle variables. It's ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have found both benefits and risks to intermittent fasting. japatino/Getty Images Fasting, or restricting your intake of solid foods, is often promoted as a means of ...