News: Fasting Could Actually Be Helpful for Overeaters

This week, the Washington Post is suggesting a controversial method for rectifying those holiday calories: fasting. Better known in health and fitness circles as "intermittent fasting," people used to think that skipping meals would slow the metabolism and cause the body to retain fat in case it was suddenly enduring a famine. But we've now found that it takes days without food to slow the metabolism, and going 16 or 24 hours without food can have some pretty surprising benefits.

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Fasting Could Actually Be Helpful for Overeaters This week, the Washington Post is suggesting a controversial method for rectifying those holiday calories: fasting. Better known in health and fitness circles as “intermittent fasting,” people used to think that skipping meals would slow the metabolism and cause the body to retain fat in case it was suddenly enduring a famine. But we’ve now found that it takes days without food to slow the metabolism, and fasting for 16 or 24 hours can have some pretty surprising benefits.  Nicholas English Content Manager of About.com Health Why Everyone Was Wrong About Fasting READ NOW 23 Sneaky Ways to Boost Your Metabolism    READ NOW How Do I Know I Have Metabolic Damage – and How Do I Fix It?    READ NOW Rev Up Your Fat Loss With These Free Home Workouts READ NOW Trending Now • How to Stop Emotional Eating • The Ultimate Guide to Dominating Any Resolution • You Can Avoid Macular Degeneration – With Your Food • Physicians Vs. Doctors: What's the Difference? • The Best Sexual Health Resolutions for the New Year • How to Successfully Skip Your Period • 13 Foods That Can Help Prevent Lung Cancer Advertisement About Health  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Health newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.