Are people still intermittent fasting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Abut twenty years ago I learned that I felt best when I stopped eating after 6 or 7 (depending on when I went to bed) and didn't eat until 10 or so. I got less heartburn, felt less tired, etc. Then people started calling it intermittent fasting. So I guess I'm "still doing it" but I don't think there's anything magical about it. And I wouldn't even call it a fast; I don't think much changes when you're only abstaining from food for 16 hours.

Pretty sure 16 hours is a fast. I mean when you have a fasted blood test, you stop eating by midnight and that’s considered “fasting.” One doesn’t have to go entire days of not eating in order to be counted as a fast. Even Muslims at Ramadan eat at night.

[Anonymous]

Damn. "The intermittent fasting trend may pose risks to your heart":

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/03/18/intermittent-fasting-time-restricted-eating/

[Anonymous]

Being alive poses a risk to your cardiovascular health.