A Quick Guide To Intermittent Fasting

What is Intermittent Fasting?

Intermittent Fasting means reducing your meal frequency and eating only within a specific window of time. The most common method of this is the 16/8 method where you abstain from eating for 16 hours (fasting window) and eat only within the remaining 8-hour window (feeding window) throughout the day.

One easy approach is to skip breakfast and eat at midday.

What are the benefits of Intermittent Fasting?

A lot of research states multiple physical and psychological benefits of Intermittent Fasting. Some of these are:

1. Weight Loss
   Eating during a specific period can help reduce calorie-intake thus Intermittent Fasting can help lose weight and excess body fat effectively.
2. Control Blood Sugar
   Research shows that Intermittent Fasting can help reduce insulin, lower blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity.
3. Improved Cognitive Function
   Intermittent Fasting can help you have a clear mentality, boost focus and improve brain function.
4. Prevent Diseases
   According to Medical News Today, intermittent fasting can prevent several conditions and diseases, such as:
   • Alzheimer's disease
   • Arthritis
   • Asthma
   • Multiple sclerosis
   • Stroke

Can I combine my ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting?

As a matter of fact, yes! This is the current trend and lots and lots of people are starting to dwell on this strategy to lose weight and control certain health conditions.

Through intermittent fasting, you can stay in ketosis for a longer period of time. Although most people find this effective, there are still some risks to be considered.

What are the side effects and/or risks?

It is important to note that since you are diminishing your feeding window, then there are potential side effects and risks that include:

• Hunger and weakness in the beginning of the diet strategy
• Fatigue
• Insomnia
• Nausea
• Headaches

However, these minimal side effects usually go away within a month.

So is Intermittent Fasting safe?

In a nutshell, practicing intermittent fasting while on keto is a safe and effective diet strategy that can help you reach ketosis faster and may even result in greater weight loss.

However, it may not be for everyone.

For instance, individuals with a history of any eating disorder should avoid intermittent fasting. This is also not suitable for people who have a history of depression and anxiety, pregnant, and breastfeeding women.

What to eat?

Luckily, Keto Hub offers keto meal plans for those who are intermittently fasting for as low as AED 749!. Signing up for your own meal plan with us reduces not only your time in preparing what to eat but also the risks of overeating and not balancing your diet.

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