The notion behind intermittent fasting is simple: eat less for a time, improve your metabolism. The reality is more complex, and a new study finds that some forms of intermittent fasting do not alter ...

A German study challenges the hype around intermittent fasting, revealing that while it may help shed pounds, it doesn’t necessarily improve heart or metabolic health.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Intermittent fasting has been touted as being good for heart health and longevity, but a new study raises some questions. (Getty ...

The human body can survive without food for some time before starvation risks causing significant harm to the body. In fact, when done properly and under medical supervision, fasting is thought to ...

The diet has been linked to weight loss, longer life span and even a lower risk of cancer — in mice. What about humans?

Could adopting a fasting-like diet help slow down aging? That’s the claim of researchers from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology in Los Angeles, who led a study on the benefits of a ...

Don’t wait until the 11th hour to sit down for dinner. Adults with metabolic syndrome may benefit from limiting their daily eating to an eight- to 10-hour window, according to a new study — the latest ...

Restricting eating to eight or fewer hours a day, a type of intermittent fasting, may raise the risk of dying prematurely from heart disease over the long term, a new study suggests. An analysis of ...

Intermittent fasting is a popular diet trend that many celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz and Mark Wahlberg practice. But research published in the journal Proceedings ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key Takeaways: Intermittent fasting might benefit women over 50 by ...

Higher fasting insulin levels in perimenopause are associated with a younger age of onset and longer duration of VMS.