Does Intermittent Fasting Really Work to Lose Weight? Explains Sachin Karpe

There’s a new trend in dieting these days not eating.  “fasting” became a popular trend and while fasting itself is certainly not a novel concept as people have been doing it for religious reasons for hundreds of years. “intermittent fasting” as a weight loss method seems to be the new trend. But is it safe? And does it really work? We talked to fitness and nutrition expert Sachin Karpe to find out.

While there are different levels of intermittent fasting (IF) diets, two of the most buzzed about are The Fast Diet and The 8-Hour Diet. The Fast Diet, sometimes referred to the 5:2 diet, encourages people to eat normally five days per week, and trim calorie intake down to 500 to 600 calories total for two non-consecutive days. In terms of weight loss, participants can expect to shed about one to two pounds per week.The 8-Hour Diet, on the other hand, limits the window of time for calorie consumption to eight hours per day, which is supposed to make the body burn fat and calories more efficiently. The 8-Hour Diet works on a cellular level and triggers the energy centers of the body’s cells to selectively burn fat for energy. The diet is also said to reduce the amount of cancer-causing cell damage.