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Has anybody tried the intermittent fasting?

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Does between meals count? ;-)
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When I was young and broke, which was quite often. It works cos I am still skinny, and, for that matter still breathing.
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Post: # 266352Post Davie Crockett »

There was a very interesting Horizon programme about it in August...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19112549

Watch again on BBC iplayer (UK residents only) http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... ve_Longer/

He ended up using a 5:2 diet (5 days normal food, 2 days restricted to 300 calories). It seemed to produce the required drop in igF and blood fats to significantly reduce risk of heart disease and cancers.
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