Mild Sleep Loss Linked to Weight Gain

TOPLINE Adults with increased cardiometabolic risk who slept about 80 minutes less each night for 6 weeks gained about 0.45 kg, had a 0.52-cm larger waist circumference, and spent more than 17 additional minutes per day awake but inactive.  METHODOLOGY Researchers combined data from two randomized crossover trials including 95 adults aged 20 years or…

Mild Sleep Loss Linked to Weight Gain

New Study Finds Intermittent Fasting Produces Similar Weight Loss to Calorie Counting

Intermittent fasting produced comparable weight loss to traditional daily calorie restriction over 18 months — but people following intermittent fasting did so without the same constant feeling of needing to monitor and limit their food intake, according to a new study from Adelaide University published in the journal Clinical Nutrition. That distinction may matter more…

New Study Finds Intermittent Fasting Produces Similar Weight Loss to Calorie Counting