Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Wellness Wednesday

Looking For a New Way To Lose Weight, Try the 16:8 Diet
A study shows fasting for 16 hours, then eating in an 8-hour window helps with weight loss.

     There are many odd diets people jump on to help them lose weight. Usually, these diets consist of unrealistic lifestyle changes and lots of restrictions on what you can and cannot eat. A new craze as of late is called intermittent fasting or the 16:8 diet. It involves eating all your calories in an 8-hour window and then only water or calorie-free drinks during the other 16 hours of your day. It might sound a little intimidating but considering you are sleeping 8 of those hours and are getting your recommended calories, it's really not that bad.

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     Researchers from Illinois took 23 obese volunteers who averaged 45 years old and a BMI of 35. The participants were asked to eat from 10 AM to 6 PM, anything they wanted in any quantity, but were only allowed calorie-free drinks the rest of the time for 12 weeks. They then took these results and compared them to other weight loss studies finding participants in the 16:8 diet on average ate 350 fewer calories a day, lost about 3 percent of their body weight, and saw a drop in blood pressure. While these findings haven't been tested on a long-term basis, they show this diet may be a good alternative for people who don't wish to restrict calories. Everyone has to find the lifestyle change that works for them and imagine what the results could be if this method was combined with a healthier eating habit. 


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