Most fad diets don’t live up to the hype, let alone serious scientific scrutiny. But intermittent fasting seems to be an exception. These plans involve going without caloric foods or drinks for an ...

Dry fasting, the practice of going without food and water, has enthusiastic advocates on TikTok, X, YouTube, and other social media platforms. Devotees claim a wide range of health effects, but ...

Discover how religious fasting reveals powerful yet fleeting health benefits, emphasizing the importance of consistent dietary strategies for managing type 2 diabetes. Research: Religious Intermittent ...

That endless cycle of medications, finger pricks, and careful carb counting defines life for millions with Type 2 diabetes. But what if changing when you eat could be just as powerful as changing what ...

A week of supervised fasting temporarily reshaped the gut microbiome of people with type 1 diabetes, making it resemble that of healthy individuals, and improving cholesterol and weight without ...

A new study of adults with poorly managed diabetes compared the effects of a 5:2 intermittent fasting (IF)–meal replacement program with those of common diabetes drugs. People in the IF group saw ...

Dietary changes are a crucial component of managing type 2 diabetes and can even help achieve remission of the disease. Fasting diets, which involve calorie restriction during specific hours or days, ...

SAN DIEGO – An assessment of people with diabetes before Ramadan is vital so they can learn whether it is safe for them to fast, and if it is, how to do so without jeopardizing their health. "With ...