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12-Hour Fasting
Interruption of the circadian rhythm is strongly related to adiposity. The 12-h fast
helps to maintain the nature’s demand of eating only during the day and prohibited
during night. Different studies revealed the secretes of reducing fat weight with
12-h abstinence of food following the circadian cycle. This method of fasting is
easiest among all other techniques of fasting and requires division of 24 h into 2
equal parts. The 12 h during the day is a period of feasting, while during night the
period is fasting. It is also called reverse fasting because it uses the power of circadian rhythms [2].
16:8 Intermittent Fasting
The most popular method used for weight loss is based on only 8-h period for eating
during the day. Remaining 16 h the body breaks down the stored fats and glycogen
reserves for energy requirements. High fiber and low caloric beverages including
alkaline water are encouraged to be consumed during feasting intervals. This
method suits with the busy routine of people and they get all the benefits including
weight reduction and save time on eating which suits them [3].
The Warrior Diet 20:4
This time-restricted feeding pattern is very similar to ancient people who consume
only some time and do not eat at all during the day. This method requires to eat
totally unprocessed food during 4 h and to not consume anything in the remaining
20 h. That is why it is also known as the warrior diet.
OMAD (One-Meal-a-Day) 23:1
OMAD or single meal during 24 h holds a lot of health benefits. But this kind of fast
diet pattern is advised only once or twice during the whole week. This technique of
abstaining calories attained popularity after the book “eat-stop-eat” by Brad Pilon
[4]. Studies also revealed that the single meal per 24 h has less benefits for weight
related goals instead of small meals throughout the defined time-restricted
fasting [3].
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12-Hour Fasting
Interruption of the circadian rhythm is strongly related to adiposity. The 12-h fast
helps to maintain the nature’s demand of eating only during the day and prohibited
during night. Different studies revealed the secretes of reducing fat weight with
12-h abstinence of food following the circadian cycle. This method of fasting is
easiest among all other techniques of fasting and requires division of 24 h into 2
equal parts. The 12 h during the day is a period of feasting, while during night the
period is fasting. It is also called reverse fasting because it uses the power of circadian rhythms [2].
16:8 Intermittent Fasting
The most popular method used for weight loss is based on only 8-h period for eating
during the day. Remaining 16 h the body breaks down the stored fats and glycogen
reserves for energy requirements. High fiber and low caloric beverages including
alkaline water are encouraged to be consumed during feasting intervals. This
method suits with the busy routine of people and they get all the benefits including
weight reduction and save time on eating which suits them [3].
The Warrior Diet 20:4
This time-restricted feeding pattern is very similar to ancient people who consume
only some time and do not eat at all during the day. This method requires to eat
totally unprocessed food during 4 h and to not consume anything in the remaining
20 h. That is why it is also known as the warrior diet.
OMAD (One-Meal-a-Day) 23:1
OMAD or single meal during 24 h holds a lot of health benefits. But this kind of fast
diet pattern is advised only once or twice during the whole week. This technique of
abstaining calories attained popularity after the book “eat-stop-eat” by Brad Pilon
[4]. Studies also revealed that the single meal per 24 h has less benefits for weight
related goals instead of small meals throughout the defined time-restricted
fasting [3].
26 Intermittent Fasting for Treatment of Metabolic Disorders