Intermittent fasting basically involves alternating between periods of eating and fasting. You have a certain eating window. When you enter the fasting window, you don't eat much and stick to basic principles like drinking water and unsweetened black tea.
The health benefits of intermittent fasting include fat loss and preventing blood sugar spikes.
Adults with metabolic syndrome (a cluster of risk factors for cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, abnormal cholesterol levels and excess belly fat) may improve their health by limiting their daily eating window to about 8-10 hours.
Eat moderate meals
Make sure to build your intermittent fasting around healthy, moderately-sized meals. Overindulging in junk food can be counterproductive.
Ensure nutritious meals
Add foods containing healthy fats, proteins and fresh vegetables to your meals while doing intermittent fasting. You can also add healthy carbohydrates from foods like brown rice, sweet potatoes...
Eat small meals frequently.
Divide your food intake into 3-4 small meals, instead of eating one large meal. This will improve your metabolism. At the same time, it will prevent you from overeating at one time or being too hungry for the rest of the day.
