Does Intermittent Fasting Work?

Time-restricted eating is said to encourage weight loss and improve metabolic health. But how effective is it? In conversation with guest host Leslie Beck is Dr. Ethan Weiss, a cardiologist who studies human metabolism at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Weiss used to be a fan of intermittent fasting—until he conducted his own randomized controlled trial on humans. His findings may surprise you. LINKS AND HIGHLIGHTS: Dr. Ethan J. Weiss's web page at UCSF, and his Twitter feed. Dr. Weiss's randomized control trial on the 16:8 form of intermittent fasting is published in JAMA Internal Medicine. The study was featured in numerous different publications, including the New York Times and CNBC. Episode website: https://www.eatmovethinkpodcast.com/podcast/ep38-intermittent-fasting