Fast or feast? Study shows alternate-day dieting too difficult to sustain
by Nicola Davis from on (#2MZE3)
Participants in US study shown to even out calorie intakes beyond prescribed levels on alternating regime, leaving results barely more effective than daily calorie counting
From Beyonci(C) to Benedict Cumberbatch, celebrities have flocked to diets based on intermittent fasting, but it turns out such regimes might be less effective than previously thought.
Among the diets experiencing a boom in popularity is the alternate-day fasting diet - a regime many experts believed would be more palatable than daily calorie counting for those hoping to lose weight.