For weight loss, this intermittent fasting strategy beat out daily calorie counting

In general, intermittent fasting, like the 4:3 program utilized in the study, may promote greater weight loss than simple calorie restriction due to its purported effect on key hormones, such as leptin (which stimulates fullness) and ghrelin (which stimulates hunger), Michael Snyder, MD, medical director of the Bariatric Surgery Center at Rose Medical Center in Denver and in-house obesity specialist at FuturHealth, told Health.

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