Intermittent fasting has long been debated as a weight loss technique. Now a new study looks at how effective it is compared to daily calorie counting. In the study, published Monday in the Annals ...

New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. The study on mice shows that the brain's hypothalamus controls how ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend swears by intermittent fasting since her recent weight loss. I know it works for some people, but is it actually healthy? ANSWER: Although it may appear to be a new ...

Q: Many of my friends have been trying intermittent fasting for weight loss. Does it work, and is it better than other diets? A: Intermittent fasting has been shown to lead to some weight loss in ...

Gene Hackman reportedly died after fasting for an extended period of time. According to a final autopsy conducted by the Office of the Medical Investigator in New Mexico and obtained by Fox News ...

4:3 intermittent fasting resulted in greater weight loss than daily calorie restriction Participants lost 7.6% of their body weight on the 4:3 plan 4:3 fasting also improved blood pressure and ...

The Fast: The History, Science, Philosophy, and Promise of Doing Without. A few weeks ago, Muslims all over the world celebrated Eid— a festival which follows a 30-day period of fasting from ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. A new study found that a 4:3 intermittent fasting ...

Diets come and diets go. One of the most popular today is “intermittent fasting" in which, as the name suggests, the idea is to limit one’s food intake to certain time windows. One popular ...

The traditional diet of restricting calories is a tried-and-true method for weight loss — but new research reveals that a certain intermittent fasting regimen may be more effective. Researchers ...

American fast-food chain Jack in the Box plans to close 10% of its “underperforming” locations during a larger overhaul of the chain that’s struggling while customers are spending less.