The article is missing the point.
It’s easier to do. Duh.
Of course the real way to lose weight is Calories In, Calories Out. Anyone who thinks there’s some secret sauce special magic in South Beach, Paleo, Vegan, Low-Carb, Keto, Intermittent Fasting, Alternate Day Fasting is just reducing their caloric intake as a by-product of their “diet”.
It’s always been Calories In, Calories Out. It’s just easier to lower your intake by fasting sometimes. Trying to eat small, sensible meals suuuucks.
Even GLP-1s work by turning off hunger so you don’t want to cram food in your face all the time. So you eat less calories…
It’s not rocket surgery.
If it works, then it works.
Of course, it’s not better. There is no way around the laws of thermodynamics. Weight loss is a measure of taking in fewer calories than you burn. That’s the formulae.
That said, intermittent fasting can be a great way for some people to manage their caloric intake. Some people just find it easier to manage their calories by eating once or twice a day and restricting themselves at others.
At the end of the day, though it’s not meant to be a panacea, it’s a tool to be used for those that prefer it to other options.
Except that’s not what 99% of the punditorium espouses - for the last 15 years it’s been a continuous litany of “intermittent fasting is THE answer”, and anyone disagreeing is roundly condemned.
Despite 80 years of diabetes research that contradicts much of the argument for fasting.
All weight loss diets are just social engineering imo. If you find a way to fool yourself into eating less good for you.
Basically. Intermittent fasting actually means that I stopped eating too big of breakfasts or shit like donuts in the break room, drinking excessively sugary coffees, and binge-eating crap after dinner. That’s how the weight comes off.