A study says forget tedious exercise routine and counting on calories, a simple Alternate-Day diet regime could offer significant health benefits and make you live longer.
A study says forget tedious exercise routine and counting on calories, a simple Alternate-Day diet regime could offer significant health benefits and make you live longer.
The principle behind Alternate-Day diet a.k.a. Intermittent Fasting or The Longevity Diet is eat very little one day and eat whatever you like the next day. This appears to trigger a 'skinny' gene that encourages the body to burn fat.
Superdiets are Myths, Says Expert
Ssuperdiets, which call for drinking large amounts of grapefruit juice or eating only raw fruit and vegetables, are based on just food myths, an expert has said.
Ssuperdiets, which call for drinking large amounts of grapefruit juice or eating only raw fruit and vegetables, are based on just food myths, an expert has said.
It will also help fend off heart disease and breast cancer, protect brain cells and improve survival.
Dr Mark Mattson, an American neuroscientist, had discovered rats still enjoyed all those health benefits even when their calories were cut only on alternate days.
Study Shows Canadians Consuming too Much Salt in Their Diet
Even though Canadians are aware of the ill-effects of consuming too much salt, yet nearly half of them are doing precious little to cut down their salt intake.
Even though Canadians are aware of the ill-effects of consuming too much salt, yet nearly half of them are doing precious little to cut down their salt intake.
"You are constantly hungry. The eat-every-other-day-diet seems to offer an easier and more effective option," Varady added.
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Calorie Count May Not Be a Good Idea When Dieting
Calorie guidelines followed by Britons to date have all been deemed incorrect in a new research.
Calorie guidelines followed by Britons to date have all been deemed incorrect in a new research.
The study showed that each lost between 10lb and 30lb; much more than expected. It takes about two weeks to adjust to the diet and, after that, people don't feel hungry on the fast days," said Varady.
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"We advise anyone trying to lose weight should follow a healthy balanced diet," said a spokesperson for the Food Standards Agency.
"It may not be possible to achieve this with very low calorie diets," the spokesperson added.
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