Want To Try Intermittent Fasting? This Is The Choice Of The Method

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JAKARTA - Intermittent fasting is one of the diet methods that has been popular in recent years. This method is a changing diet between fasting and eating periods.

At the intermittent fasting, it is not stated what to eat, but whenever the time is allowed to eat. Quoted from Healthline, on Thursday, May 5, 2025, this diet method has the potential to lose weight, reduce insulin resistance, reduce inflammation, and be good for brain health.

For those who want to try a diet with fasting intermittent, there are several things to know, one of which is various types. These are some types of intermittent fasting that you can try.

1. Fasting for a certain few hours

At the fasting intermittent, there is a certain time to eat. Then, proceed with fasting for a certain few hours, beyond the meal time.

2. Method 5:2

There is an intermittent fasting type 5:2. This means five days a week someone applying it may eat as usual.

However, in the other two days, the number of calories consumed must be limited to around 500 kcal to 600 kcal. The days for fasting should not be sequentially.

3. Alternate-Day fasting

Alternative-day fasting allows a person to eat as usual on days of not fasting. However, then the amount of calories consumed is limited to about 25 percent of the usual intake.