Counting Calories Beats Fasting Diets for Weight Loss

Counting Calories Beats Fasting Diets for Weight Loss

Two U.S. nutrition experts not involved with the study agreed with the findings. “When it comes to weight loss, modest reduction of calories is what counts regardless of how you achieve that,” said Lona Sandon, a professor of clinical nutrition with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. “In other words, reduce … Read more

Covid vaccine: Fasting during Ramadan ‘should not stop Muslims getting jab’

Covid vaccine: Fasting during Ramadan ‘should not stop Muslims getting jab’

He said his message to the Muslim community was: “If you are eligible for the vaccine and have received your invite, you need to ask yourself: do you take the vaccine which has proven to be effective or do you risk catching Covid, which can make you quite ill, and you may potentially miss the … Read more

Do Fasting Diets Work? Study Finds Little Benefit

Do Fasting Diets Work? Study Finds Little Benefit

In the end, those participants lost about 2 pounds, on average. But people who stuck with their usual routine also lost a bit of weight — which meant there was no statistically meaningful difference between the two groups. The researchers, led by Dr. Ethan Weiss of the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledged that … Read more