Fasting Evidence https://fastingevidence.org Intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating and meal timing, judged on the trial data. en Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Does intermittent fasting actually work? https://fastingevidence.org/does-fasting-work/ https://fastingevidence.org/does-fasting-work/ Head-to-head trials of intermittent fasting against continuous calorie restriction, plus the Cochrane and BMJ umbrella reviews. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Time-restricted eating and 16:8 https://fastingevidence.org/time-restricted-eating/ https://fastingevidence.org/time-restricted-eating/ The 16:8 eating window tested in controlled trials — including the NEJM trial that matched calories and found no additional benefit. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer 5:2 and alternate-day fasting https://fastingevidence.org/alternate-day-and-5-2/ https://fastingevidence.org/alternate-day-and-5-2/ Alternate-day fasting and the 5:2 diet compared with time-restricted eating and with continuous calorie restriction. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Does when you eat matter? https://fastingevidence.org/meal-timing/ https://fastingevidence.org/meal-timing/ Chrononutrition evidence: late eating, circadian misalignment, energy expenditure and the trials that isolated timing from intake. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer The autophagy claims, examined https://fastingevidence.org/autophagy/ https://fastingevidence.org/autophagy/ What fasting-induced autophagy actually is, what has been measured in humans, and why the popular numbers have no trial behind them. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Fasting and your blood sugar, insulin and lipids https://fastingevidence.org/metabolic-effects/ https://fastingevidence.org/metabolic-effects/ What intermittent fasting does to glycaemic control, insulin sensitivity and lipids — including the Cochrane review. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Training fasted: what the evidence says https://fastingevidence.org/fasting-and-exercise/ https://fastingevidence.org/fasting-and-exercise/ Fasted versus fed training compared in meta-analysis — performance, adaptation and body composition outcomes. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Who should not fast https://fastingevidence.org/safety/ https://fastingevidence.org/safety/ Contraindications and cautions for intermittent fasting: medication interactions, pregnancy, eating disorder history and diabetes. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer 16:8 time-restricted eating: what the evidence shows https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/16-8/ https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/16-8/ Eat within 8 hours, fast 16. Evidence: established. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Early time-restricted eating: what the evidence shows https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/early-time-restricted-eating/ https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/early-time-restricted-eating/ Window shifted early, e.g. 8am-4pm. Evidence: promising. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer The 5:2 diet: what the evidence shows https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/5-2/ https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/5-2/ Two heavily restricted days per week. Evidence: established. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Alternate-day fasting: what the evidence shows https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/alternate-day-fasting/ https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/alternate-day-fasting/ Alternating fed and fasted or very-low-calorie days. Evidence: established. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer One meal a day (OMAD): what the evidence shows https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/omad/ https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/omad/ A single daily eating occasion. Evidence: limited. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Prolonged fasting (48 hours and beyond): what the evidence shows https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/prolonged-fasting/ https://fastingevidence.org/protocol/prolonged-fasting/ Multi-day, water or minimal intake. Evidence: limited. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer About Fasting Evidence https://fastingevidence.org/about/ https://fastingevidence.org/about/ Who publishes Fasting Evidence, how pages are researched, and how the site makes money. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Editorial policy https://fastingevidence.org/editorial-policy/ https://fastingevidence.org/editorial-policy/ How Fasting Evidence selects evidence, scores products and handles conflicts of interest. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Affiliate and partnership disclosure https://fastingevidence.org/disclosure/ https://fastingevidence.org/disclosure/ Every commercial relationship that could affect what you read on Fasting Evidence. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Privacy https://fastingevidence.org/privacy/ https://fastingevidence.org/privacy/ What Fasting Evidence collects — which is close to nothing. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer Research digest, 8 August 2026 https://fastingevidence.org/research/2026-08-08/ https://fastingevidence.org/research/2026-08-08/ No newly indexed research matched this site's topics in the week of 8 August 2026. Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Stéphane Sprauer