Chris Martin eats one meal a day - here's what it does to your health trends now

Chris Martin eats one meal a day - here's what it does to your health trends now
Chris Martin eats one meal a day - here's what it does to your health trends now

Chris Martin eats one meal a day - here's what it does to your health trends now

Coldplay front-man Chris Martin sparked an online debate today as he revealed he only eats one meal a day.

The singer, 46, also admitted that he stops eating after 4pm daily meaning that he skips dinner.

There are a substantial number of studies dating back at least a decade that suggest intermittent fasting — or keeping eating to a strict time window — may prolong someone's life, trigger weight loss and lower their risk of diseases including diabetes and Alzheimer's.

Scientists suggest that the benefit is because restricted calorie intake lowers inflammation levels in the body, as well as giving cells time to flush toxic products out of the body that could be damaging.

However, in recent years a small body of research has emerged linking the trend to a shorter lifespan and higher risk of heart disease. Experts suggest this may be because intermittent fasters eat more in one go, which they said could damage cells.

Coldplay singer Chris Martin recently revealed that he only has one meal a day - something he started doing after becoming jealous that Bruce Springsteen 'was in better shape than him'

Chris Martin, 46, made the shocking admission to only eating one meal a day during an appearance on Conan O'Brien's Needs A Friend podcast

Experts say that intermittent fasting is still better than overeating, most likely because it makes someone less likely to be obese. However, the benefits have not been proven beyond doubt.

Martin also did not reveal what he eats, although he did joke that it was normally a flank of buffalo and steroid sauce.

However, he did say that he is a terrible cook — saying he had to call the fire service the two times he tried cooking over the last decade.

His motivation for the strict diet plan came from when he had lunch with 73-year-old Bruce Springsteen and noticed he was 'in better shape' than himself. 

Other celebrities that have signed up to the diet in the past include Mark Wahlberg, Chris Hemsworth and Hugh Jackman. 

Supporters of intermittent fasting have highlighted a number of touted health benefits from the diet plan.

They include a major Canadian meta-analysis released in 2020 which analyzed 27 trials of 27 trials which found people who used the plan could lose up to 13 percent of their weight without serious adverse effects.

Another meta-analysis published in 2015 from researchers at Salt Lake City, Utah, suggested that the plan left people less likely to develop coronary artery disease or diabetes.

Research has also found that the habit can boost cells sensitivity to insulin, which may be because less of the hormone is released daily, further cutting the diabetes risk.

Piles of papers in mice have shown that the diet plan can raise longevity, with researchers suggesting that periods with no food may enable repair and maintenance mechanisms in the body.

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