Intermittent fasting and calorie counting about equal for weight loss – new study

By David Clayton, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, Nottingham Trent University

The traditional approach to weight loss is to count calories and try to reduce the number consumed each day. This is a time-consuming and error-prone process – often with disappointing results. Intermittent fasting – and the popular version known as time-restricted eating – could be a simpler option for people wanting to achieve a healthy weight.

But is intermittent fasting any better than calorie counting for losing weight? A new…

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