Is intermittent fasting ineffective in weight loss? Shocking revelation in the study

Intermittent fasting means fixing the time of eating and fasting. In this, people eat food only for a limited time every day or on a few days of the week. There are some common methods for this. In which 5:2 diet means eating normal food 5 days a week and taking very less calories for 2 days. Eat food within 8 hours every day and keep fast for the remaining 16 hours. Eating normally one day and eating very little the next day (alternating), people believe that this reduces weight quickly and speeds up metabolism.

Researchers analyzed 22 different studies conducted on nearly 2,000 adults. In these studies, the effect of intermittent fasting was seen for 12 months. The comparison was made between giving general dietary advice (such as reducing calories and eating a balanced diet) or no advice at all. The result was that there was little or no significant difference between intermittent fasting and normal diet advice in weight loss. There was no major improvement in the quality of life either.