Intermittent Fasting Shown to Improve Diabetes and Reduce Cardiovascular Risk

• A new review evaluating intermittent fasting found that overweight or obese individuals with type 2 diabetes who fast on consecutive or alternate days lost more weight while also experiencing enhanced cardiovascular health benefits
• The therapeutic potential of intermittent fasting remained even when total calorie intake per day did not change, or was only slightly reduced
• Other benefits of intermittent fasting include limiting inflammation, reducing blood pressure, improvements in body composition and more
• A typical intermittent fasting strategy is to restrict your daily eating to a specific window of time, such as a six to eight-hour span from around 11am to 7 pm
•  
• Read more: http://fitness.mercola.com/sites/fitness/archive/2013/05/17/intermittent-fasting-diet.aspx?e_cid=20130517_DNL_art_2&utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20130517