People frustrated trying to lose weight by cutting calories every day may be encouraged to hear that intermittent fasting might be more effective. In a new study published Monday in Annals of Internal ...

As anyone seeking to lose weight knows, diets come in and out of fashion. The Sexy Pineapple diet, launched by a Danish psychologist in 1970, never really took off. Kellogg’s no longer promotes the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." New research suggests the 4:3 intermittent fasting schedule is better than calorie restriction for weight ...

Known as intermittent fasting, restricted calorie consumption for various days and even hours is proving to be of benefit for those needing to lose weight. With a new year and a fresh approach to ...

A diet involving fasting on three nonconsecutive days per week yielded a 6.37 lb greater weight loss after a year than a daily caloric deficit. Both groups aimed for a total weekly energy deficit of ...

Intermittent fasting has long been debated as a weight loss technique. Now a new study looks at how effective it is compared to daily calorie counting. In the study, published Monday in the Annals of ...

Whether it's stress, an over-indulgent holiday season or a slow decline into couch potato mode once the weather turns brisk, it's not always easy to stick to healthy habits. Still, everyone could use ...

Known as the fasting mimicking diet (FMD), the diet is designed, as the name implies, to mimic the effects of water fasting ...

Intermittent fasting (IMF) with behavioral support may be more effective and better tolerated by patients than standard daily caloric restriction (DCR) in weight-loss programs, a randomized study ...

The holiday season is coming up quickly, with the Easter break at the end of the month looking set to be a sunny one before the May bank holiday and then summer just over the horizon. For those ...