Fit in my 40s: will intermittent fasting boost my energy levels? | Zoe Williams

Feeling sluggish? It may be because you’re always full

In my youth, fasting was considered a fantastically bad for you fad. The cod-scientific wisdom was that all you’d do was lower your metabolism, so when you did start eating again, your weight would go roaring back up.

Since the success of the 5:2 diet, in which you eat normally for five days, then restrict calories to 500-800 daily for two days, the thinking on weight loss has shifted. Fasting intermittently is incredibly effective when it comes to losing weight, and in fact giving your digestive system a break may do wonders for your health.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2LGjcEN