Is Alternate Day Intermittent Fasting Safe?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2019-11-13

Eating every other day can raise your cholesterol.
After watching this video, if you do want to try it anyway, I would advise you to have your cholesterol monitored to make sure it comes down with your weight.

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If you missed the last video, check out Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Alternate-Day-Intermittent-Fasting-Put-to-the-Test). 

So with ambiguous cognitive, lean mass, and bone effects, plus the cholesterol findings, I wouldn’t suggest it for weight loss, but that’s not the only thing alternate-day fasting is purported to do. It’s purported to have a variety of health benefits. Stay tuned for Does Intermittent Fasting Increase Human Life Expectancy? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/does-intermittent-fasting-increase-human-life-expectancy).

Then we cover the other types of intermittent fasting
• The 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-5-2-diet-and-the-fasting-mimicking-diet-put-to-the-test)
• Time-Restricted Eating Put to the Test (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/time-restricted-eating-put-to-the-test)
• The Benefits of Early Time-Restricted Eating (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-benefits-of-early-time-restricted-eating)

What about total fasting? See:
• Benefits of Fasting for Weight Loss Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-of-fasting-for-weight-loss-put-to-the-test)
• Is Fasting Beneficial for Weight Loss? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-fasting-beneficial-for-weight-loss)
• Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-Fasting-for-Weight-Loss-Safe)

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