10-hour eating and 14-hour fasting. Research has proven that it is effective in reducing weight

"Intermittent cessation" has been very popular recently; a study published in the latest issue of the medical journal "Cell Metabolism" found that the health status of the subjects who limit their daily eating time to 10 hours has shown significant improvements in their health; while the 14-hour fasting period is only filled with moisture.

Taobu (Pam, a cardiac disease expert at the University of California, San Diego who participated in the study Taub said: "The subjects' weight was 3% lighter, and the abdominal fat was reduced by 4%; the nucleus and blood pressure were also improved; the quality of sleep has also improved, and many subjects have become more energetic."

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The researchers followed a group of overweight subjects for about three months; the subjects recorded their meals and sleep time on the application every day, and continued to drink and replenish water during the fasting period.

Taob said: "Basically, the subjects choose to limit their eating time to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; we did not ask them to eat other foods instead." However, the subjects may be affected by the restricted eating time and reduce their intake by about 8.6%.

Taob believes that the possible reasons for the results are: "After entering the fasting state, the body begins to consume the glucose stored in the body and switches to fat as energy source; it may be that the blood sugar and insulin content in the body are lower, and the ketosis state is in a mild state."

Satchidananda, a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies who participated in the study Panda said that when the fat stored in the body is treated as energy, "the weight may accelerate the reduction."

Researchers say that just like the body and brain can recover after a good night's sleep, fasting can help organs to repair and rejuvenate.

But there are still many questions that need to be cleared about fasting; Phyllis Zee, an expert in sleep research at Northwestern Medicine at Chicago, said: "The study found that the weight of the subjects was reduced within 12 weeks." There were fewer people, only 19, and they were all overweight and had many risk factors, including hyperglycemia, hypernic sterol, and hypertension, and were more likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Ji Feili also said: "Recent research data shows that limiting eating time to 12 hours is also beneficial."

Several years ago, some studies found that the weight of the subjects who fasted after 3 pm every day was about five pounds less than that of those who ate dinner very late.

Another larger-scale study is currently underway, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health to examine the effects of daily fasting in patients with cervical syndrome.