Not seeing desired slimming effect from fasting? Scientists find simple trick ... trends now

It's a diet trend endorsed by everyone from Hollywood A-listers to Rishi Sunak yet fasting doesn't work for everyone. 

Now scientists say they've found a way to boost its effects – a specific type of work out.  

Combining high intensity aerobic and resistance exercises with intermittent fasting could help you lose almost 30 per cent more weight, research has suggested. 

Obese women who stuck to the strict strategy for 12 weeks lost 11.6kg (25.6lbs) on average.

For comparison, volunteers asked to just adhere to a time-restricted diet, where all daily meals could only be consumed within an 8-hour window, lost 9kg (19.8lbs). 

Participants who only took part in the exercise regime, which can involve push-ups, burpees and squats, lost 5.4kg (11.9lbs). 

One Tunisian academic behind the research said results show combining exercise with dieting has 'the greatest benefits' for both weight loss and heart health.

Dr Rami Maaloul, an expert in sports science at the University of Sfax, said: 'We can highlight in this study that time restricted eating is a good solution to combat obesity, easy to implement since it does not require people to limit their overall food intake or count the total number of daily calories.

'Evidently, changing your diet or becoming physically active are effective weight loss strategies, but combining diet change with exercise has the greatest benefits for cardiometabolic health and weight loss.'

He added: 'Future time restricted eating research should determine which type of exercising is more relevant for improving cardiometabolic health in women with obesity.' 

Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pratt and Kourtney Kardashian are among the Hollywood A-listers to have jumped on the fasting trend since it shot to prominence in the early 2010s. 

But, despite swathes of studies suggesting it works, experts remain divided over its

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