Intermittent fasting is a proven eating pattern that alternates between periods of eating and fasting, typically 12-18 hours or a full day with zero or minimal calories. During fasting windows, stick to water, tea, or black coffee.
Practice it daily or several times a week by strategically skipping meals, paired with nutritious choices when you eat. As a flexible approach backed by research, it supports metabolic health and sustainable weight management.
Popular schedules include the 16/8 method (fast 16 hours, eat normally in an 8-hour window), 5:2 method (normal eating 5 days, 500 calories on 2 days), or 6:1 method (one full fast day per week, healthy portions otherwise).
Intermittent fasting offers benefits like improved insulin sensitivity but has trade-offs too. Read Saskia's real experience skipping breakfast for the full pros and cons.
