What are the constraints for intermittent fasting?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am a 35-year-old female. I heard some information about intermittent fasting. What is this? How do I follow it? Can diabetic and hypertensive patients follow this fasting? Is there any timeline to follow this? Can children follow this fasting? What are the benefits attained by following this intermittent fasting? How does it help in weight management?

Thank you.

Answer 1

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I read your query and can understand your concern.

For the new study, 75 people with diabetes (increase in blood sugar levels) took part and ate only between noon and 8pm each day for six months. At the end of the trial, the time-restricted eating group had lost nearly twice as much weight—on average, 10 pounds—as the group counting calories, which averaged six pounds over the period.People with obesity (a chronic complex disease defined by excessive fat deposits that can impair health) and type 2 diabetes lost more weight using daily periods of fasting than by trying to restrict calories over a six-month period. Blood sugar levels were lowered in people in both groups, and no serious side effects were observed.The patient first weaned off refined carbohydrates to avoid hunger from fluctuating blood sugar levels and started on a healthy, low-carbohydrate diet. A minimum initial prolonged fast of 36 hours to three days may be needed to start reversing insulin resistance.Fasting does not usually cause high blood sugar, but it is possible. If you already have diabetes, you may experience an early-morning increase in blood sugar, known as the dawn phenomenon.

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