Fasting for 16 or more hours per day RAISES risk of dying from heart problems ... trends now
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It’s a dieting trend endorsed by everyone from Hollywood A-listers to the current British Prime Minister.
But new research suggests intermittent fasting could in fact be damaging to long-term health.
Those who only eat during eight hours of the day are at almost twice the risk of heart attack and stroke later in life, a study found.
Experts said it showed why people should be cautious when adopting trendy diets before the effects are fully known.
This study suggests that to get the full benefits of fasting, someone may need to go without food for 72 hours - instead relying on only water
Time-restricted eating, a type of intermittent fasting, involves limiting the hours for eating to between four and 12 hours over a 24-hour period.
It has gained popularity in recent years with the likes of British PM Rishi Sunak, Elon Musk and actress Jennifer Aniston suggesting it helps them to stay trim.
Previous studies have linked time-restricted eating to improvements across several cardiometabolic health measures, such as blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol levels.
Now early research involved 20,000 adults found those who followed a time-restricted eating plan were 91 per cent more likely to die from cardiovascular disease.
The trendy dieting schedule did not reduce participants chances of death from any cause, according to the findings being presented at the American Heart Association’s Lifestyle Scientific Sessions 2024 conference this week.
Researchers reviewed information about dietary patterns from annual health surveys between 2003-2018 and compared it to death data over the same period.
