Intermittent fasting (IF) is a popular eating pattern that offers several benefits, such as promoting weight loss and the burning of fats via ketosis. IF can also minimize inflammation by triggering processes like autophagy, as previously noted. Here Joven Gray, NaturalNews.com, reflects on intermittent fasting findings of lowering diabetes risk and boosting heart health:

“A recent study revealed that intermittent fasting can help with heart health, improve blood chemistry and reduce the risk of diabetes. The study, published in Nutrition Research, looked at the benefits of time-restricted feeding – in particular, the 16:8 intermittent fasting method – in healthy college men.

“What we are doing is time-restricted feeding. It is a way to use fasting each day to promote

various aspects of cardiometabolic health,” explained lead author Matthew McAllister.

The 16:8 intermittent fasting method involves consuming food and drinks in a set window of eight hours and fasting for the remaining 16 hours. During the fasting period, the person cannot consume anything except water.

A total of 22 men were enrolled in the study. All participants were asked to do 16:8 intermittent fasting for 28 days. Some participants were allowed to eat as much as they wanted during the eight hours, while others had their caloric intake controlled.

The researchers took blood samples at baseline and at the end of the study to evaluate biomarkers for diabetes. Based on the results, the differences in caloric intake did not seem to affect either group. However, both showed significant reductions in body fat and blood pressure and an increase in adiponectin and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.

Adiponectin is a fat-derived hormone that appears to protect the body from insulin resistance, diabetes and atherosclerosis. Having low adiponectin levels may increase a person’s risk of having Type 2 diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.

Meanwhile, HDL absorbs excess cholesterol in the blood and carries it back to the liver, where it’s broken down and flushed out of the body. High HDL levels reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke; hence, the moniker “good” cholesterol.”

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