Food and movement
Does intermittent fasting actually work?
It works about as well as any other method that reduces total intake, and no better. The evidence does not support a unique metabolic advantage. What it does offer some people is simplicity — fewer decisions, fewer eating windows. If it suits your routine it is reasonable; if it makes you ravenous at dinner it is not.
Trials comparing intermittent fasting with continuous calorie restriction generally find similar results when total intake is matched. That is a useful thing to know before reorganising your life around it.
Who it tends to suit
- People who prefer rules to arithmetic and find one decision easier than twenty
- People who genuinely are not hungry in the morning, rather than people trying not to be
- People whose work pattern already produces a natural eating window
Who should not attempt it without advice
Anyone on medication for diabetes, particularly insulin or sulfonylureas, where skipping meals carries a real hypoglycaemia risk. Anyone pregnant or breastfeeding. Anyone with a history of disordered eating, for whom rigid rules around food are a known hazard.
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People also ask
What is a good Indian breakfast for weight loss?
One with protein in it. Most Indian breakfasts are almost entirely carbohydrate — poha, upma, plain paratha, bread and jam — which is why hunger returns by 11am. Add eggs, curd, paneer, sprouts or dal to whatever you already eat, and keep the portion honest. The addition matters more than the replacement.
Is rice bad for weight loss?
No. Rice is not the reason people gain weight — total intake is. A cup of cooked rice is roughly 200 calories, similar to two rotis. What matters more is the portion, what it is eaten with, and whether the meal contains enough protein and vegetables to be satisfying. Cutting rice entirely rarely lasts.