Intermittent Fasting: What the Trials Actually Show
A major Cochrane review of nearly 2,000 people found intermittent fasting barely beats ordinary dieting. Here is what the data really supports.
Mar 10, 2026

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A major Cochrane review of nearly 2,000 people found intermittent fasting barely beats ordinary dieting. Here is what the data really supports.
Mar 10, 2026

Three randomised trials put time-restricted eating against ordinary calorie control or against nothing. The eating window on its own did little. Combined with eating less, it did what eating less does. What that means for anyone considering it.
Sep 6, 2026

Studies from recent Ramadan seasons tie dawn-to-dusk fasting to real metabolic gains, but the benefits depend heavily on what happens after iftar each night.
Apr 20, 2025

Every restrictive plan produces results in the first month, including plans that contradict each other completely. That is a fact about restriction, not about the theory attached to it.
Jun 30, 2026

A potential war is the wrong frame. Fighting began on 28 February and the strait closed on 4 March. The economic damage is real and measurable, and it is far smaller than the forecasts issued in the first month, for reasons worth understanding.
Aug 22, 2026
