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That's Time Restricted Feeding, which is not quite the same as intermittent fasting. An example would be doing a 36 hour fast, twice per week.
by rip_netrunner 3y ago
That's Time Restricted Feeding, which is not quite the same as intermittent fasting. An example would be doing a 36 hour fast, twice per week.
- scetron 3y agoAnd the actual title of the study is 'Effect of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss' which describes a concept that is basically the colloquial definition of intermittent fasting. The popular term 'intermittent fasting' usually describes time restricted eating, with a fasting period usually between 16-20 hours.
- tshaddox 3y agoThat study needs to update its terminology. They call it “feeding” on the podcast circuit now, not “eating.”
- mym1990 3y agoIntermittent fasting has no strict minimum that you have to fast, it can be 10-12 hours and still be intermittent fasting.
- pengaru 3y agoBy that definition everyone who sleeps engages in intermittent fasting.
- Ateoto 3y agoHence breakfast
- olyjohn 3y agoThat's right! That's why the first meal of the day is called breakfast.
- kyllo 3y agoExcept for those people who wake up and have a midnight snack. Cutting out the snacking is probably also a major factor in the effectiveness of intermittent fasting, especially given that snack foods are often more processed, calorie-dense, and less nutritionally balanced than what we typically eat at meals. I think a lot of people could lose significant weight by simply eating three meals a day at the usual times, but just cutting out snacking between meals entirely and changing nothing else. Just fasting between meals, if you will.
- mym1990 3y agoGood observation! Fasting in general is usually at minimum 8 hours, which is also around the time we sleep. There seems to be some evidence that the longer one fasts, the better the benefits. You would be surprised how many people in the US eat right up until they go to bed, and then eat breakfast right after waking up. So for some, extending the fast 2-5 hours is no small feat.
- ozim 3y agoThat is why people joke that it is fancy name for not eating breakfast. Well I suppose not eating on purpose vs just being slob or not having time for it is kind of different.
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- pc86 3y agoSorry, no. Whether it was always the definition or not, having a daily window to eat that is generally much shorter than normal is called intermittent fasting.
- mfld 3y agoTime restricted eating/feeding is just a special case of intermittent fasting, no?