It is safe to say that most women strive to have an ideal body and are willing to go through anything to achieve that, including numerous diets. However, not all diets are effective; each individual has their own condition, and thus the best diet is the one that suits your condition the most.

Recently a diet called the 16:8 diet has been reported to be an effective weight loss pattern. According to a research by University of Illinois-Chicago, as well as reducing weight the 16:8 diet can also stabilise systolic blood pressure. The 16:8 name refers to its eight-hour period in which the participants can eat, and the remaining 16 hours in which they must fast.

Researchers conducted their studies with 23 people with obesity under the age of 45. All research participants were allowed to eat anything from 10 am to 6 pm. Afterwards they were only allowed to drink water and calories-free drinks. The treatment took place for 12 weeks. The result would then be compared to another type of diet called alternate day fasting, where participants are allowed to eat for one day and then fast in the next.

The research showed that 16:8 diet participants consumed food 350 calories lower than the other diet. They also lost 3% of their weight and their systolic blood pressure decreased 7mmHg. Insulin, cholesterol, and fat mass resistance in each diet showed similar results. The 16:8 diet is likely easier for most people, due to the low number of failures among participants in the research.

Text by Anggie Triana
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Source(s):

• Gabel, K., Hoddy, K., Haggerty, N. et all (2018). Effects of 8-hour time restricted feeding on body weight and metabolic disease risk factors in obese adults: A pilot study. Nutrition and Healthy Aging, 4(4): 345-353.
• 16:8 fasting diet actually worse, study finds (2018). https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322194.php, June 28, 2018.
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