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Does Fasting on Alternate Days Work? A New Study Weighs In

A CNN feature on alternate-day fasting argued that adherents to this program drop out at a higher rate than those who practiced calorie restriction. What they only mentioned in passing was that the alternate-day fasting was more effective for losing weight, and they only scratched the surface of the benefits provided by this method. Comparing calorie restriction and alternate-day fasting is comparing apples and oranges. Alternate-day fasting is more properly compared to complete fasting....