Is Intermittent Fasting Safe or Risky?
There is a lot of conventional wisdom on eating right like having more fibre-rich foods, focusing more on plant foods and most of these advices revolve around what to eat and how much to eat. However, a third parameter is also gaining a lot of popularity these days namely ‘When to eat’. This technique, known as intermittent fasting, everybody seems to be talking about these days. So, let us understand in details about this.
The basic concept or the physiology of intermittent fasting requires you to eat all the calories and nutrients you would ordinarily consume throughout the day within a specific time window. Intermittent fasting is not a diet; it is a pattern of eating. It is a lifestyle habit.
Japanese cell biologist Dr Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2016 for his research on autophagy. Autophagy is a process whereby cells recycle and renew themselves. During autophagy, cells destroy viruses and bacteria and get rid of damaged structures. It’s a process critical for cell health, renewal, and survival.
Excerpted from The Free Press Journal
