Intermittent Fasting Is Disordered Eating
Your hunger isn’t a flaw.
The scientific study (such as it is) doesn’t take into account the psychological toll of denying hunger.
Update: a new study shows no benefit for weight loss in using IF.
There are a lot of tone-deaf ideas for overweight people, but intermittent fasting might be one of the worst.
Intermittent fasting (IF) wrapped itself in a halo of health early on (the basis of the research came from rodent studies) but for many humans makes eating fraught. IF asks people to do the inverse of what’s needed for long-term weight control.
What’s that?
To understand your true hunger and use that information to properly nourish yourself. Your body’s signals aren’t flaws, they are bits of information you need to take good care of yourself.
I’ve seen it touted by doctors (not obesity specialists), trainers, and all sorts of health-adjacent experts. I get asked about it on…
