What is an intermittent fasting? Does it have health benefits?- TIFKNOWLEDGE

               
                               INTERMITTENT FASTING 

             

Ever heard about intermittent fasting? If you think it was a simple diet technique then you were mistaken. It's not a diet where you count calories or avoid certain foods. instead, it's more about when you eat. let us briefly know about this intermittent fasting and how it's implemented. Read until the end of this post then you get a proper idea of this particular topic 

What's intermittent fasting?

Intermittent fasting refers to eating plans that alternate between fasting and eating periods. Imagine it like a rhythm for eating and not eating. For example, you might eat only during an 8-hour window each day and fast(not eat) for the remaining 16 hours.

Why do people love it?

nowadays so many people do this fasting only for body weight loss but the thing is it has benefits beyond weight loss. Recently so many scientific studies have proved that it can help our body use insulin better, which is good for blood sugar and 

⦁ Reduce inflammation

⦁ lowering the chances getting diabetes

⦁ powering up our brain

⦁ stress control

⦁ Balance hormones 

⦁ Lower blood pressure

what's happening inside our body during this fasting?

After taking a meal inside the containing stomach the food contains carbohydrates are broken down into glucose. This glucose slowly moves to walls of the intestinal wall and through the intestinal wall into the bloodstream and is transported to various major organs because glucose is the main energy source for our body But our body uses only the necessary amount of glucose and the remaining glucose left is stored for later use in the liver and adipose tissues, in the form of glycogen and fats.

The main story starts now according to intermittent fasting after taking meals we have to fast until the next period comes. When the body is in a fasting state, the liver converts glycogen back into glucose because during fasting the period body needs energy for that we want glucose . After stored glycogen in the liver is depleted the body starts to take energy from adipose tissues in which fats are broken down into fatty acids. These fatty acids are further converted into additional energy in the liver. This how works if we fast long time body burns more fat for energy which it stored earlier and if it continues long time it starts to burn extra fat in our body, Loosing that extra fat gives more health benefits like decreased cholesterol.

How does it help control insulin levels?

We know insulin required for driving glucose into cells insulin level in our body is depends on the amount of glucose in the blood When we take a meal insulin level is high because during meals we get glucose from food and between meals insulin level is low. If we eat throughout the day the insulin level becomes higher and higher, if this high insulin level continues long time may lead to diabetes risk, now fasting plays a key role because it regulates the level of insulin.

Is fasting allowed for everyone?

no, because it's not allowed to follow  people :

i. children and teens

ii. pregnant or breastfeeding women

iii. people with eating disorders

iv. underweight people

There are several approaches to follow this intermittent fasting, but among those doctors, the best suggestion is perhaps the one that simply extends the usual nighttime fast. Before you jump in, chat with your doctor especially if you have health issues. Start slowly, maybe by skipping a meal or delaying breakfast. Drink plenty of water during fasting time, and if you do eat, go for nutritious foods to your body happy.

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