One of the more popular forms of “dieting” these days is “intermittent fasting.” The term refers – rather loosely, I might add – to a wide range of different eating plans. The premise, however, is rather simple: You go for an extended period of time with little or no calories (the “fasting” period) and then you follow this up with a “feeding” period, which comprise either one meal, multiple meals, or possibly even an entire day of eating. Opinions surrounding intermittent fasting are vast and, well, quite opinionated as to whether it’s good or bad. The opinions run the gamut from “the best friggin’ diet on the planet” to “absolutely sucks, and has to be the worst diet ever; you’ll be starving all the time, and you’ll probably lose all of your muscle to boot!” But I think the truth is somewhere in between. Intermittent fasting ...
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