Intermittent fasting: Lose weight quickly and healthily with the 16: 8 or 5: 2 method

Studies also show that intermittent fasting may protect against type 2 diabetes and support cancer therapies. But what exactly is intermittent fasting? The method is based on the knowledge that the human metabolism is designed for the life of our ancestors in the Stone Age, that is, on a food supply that was not constantly available and had to bridge periods of fasting. To do this, the human body stores energy reserves and it is precisely these that intermittent fasting breaks down again. There are two different, very simple variants: In the first method, food and other calories are consistently avoided for 16 hours a day. This means that there must be 16 hours between the last meal of the day and the first meal of the following day. The method is also known as the 16: 8 method. The 5: 2 method works in a similar way: people eat normally five days a week and very little on two days. And there is another variant, alternating fasting, on which normal eating days alternate with days on which only little is eaten. But intermittent fasting is not for everyone. In the case of low blood pressure, metabolic diseases, chronic diseases, cancer diseases and old age, a doctor should be consulted beforehand. It is also not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding, if you have eating disorders or if you are underweight