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In this article we will ask the question "is fasting a good way to lose weight?" We will examine the rationale behind fasting for weight loss, look at why many people wrongly believe fasting should be avoided and recommend some best practices for fasting.

Weight loss is ultimately dependent upon calorie restriction and the body being placed in a calorie deficit where the number of calories out is greater than the number of calories consumed through food. Without this calorie deficit weight loss is not possible despite what the marketers of weight loss pills would like you to believe.

Fasting is an easy way to achieve a calorie deficit as it involves a period during which no period is consumed followed by a window of eating. It can be done in 24 hour cycles called alternate day feeding or a window for eating can be selected at some point during the day for example from three p.m. to six p.m.

Most believe that in order to lose weight you should eat many small meals throughout the day and so to suggest fasting they will tell you that this will slow down your metabolism and actually make it more difficult to lose weight. With intermittent fasting, this is not the case as the fasting window is too short to induce a reduction in metabolism. This whole notion of many small meals comes from the bodybuilding world and is really not applicable to the general population.

Another fear of fasting is that muscle mass will be lost however studies have shown that when combined with resistance exercise fasting does not lead to any reduction in muscle mass but a reduction in fat mass.

Fasting is a good way to lose weight without calorie counting and complicated meal plans or nutrient cycling, it allows you to eat the foods you want in moderation and still achieve a calorie deficit.

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