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If you’ve been paying attention, you’d know that intermittent fasting regulates the levels of insulin in your body; with lower amounts of the hormone in your body, the breakdown of your body fat is enhanced.

Research supports this hypothesis: in fact, short-term fasting has been found to increase metabolic rates by as much as 14%! As you know, the more calories you burn, the more weight you lose.

Ultimately, current research supports Dr. Jason Fung’s idea that intermittent fasting is an incredibly effective tool for weight and fat loss.

Lowers risk of type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes – a chronic condition which features insulin resistance – has become increasingly common in recent decades. Now, what is insulin resistance?

It’s a term given to a process when cells in the body don’t respond appropriately to insulin. As a result, glucose is more likely to build up in the blood, and this can eventually lead to overly-high blood sugar levels (type 2 diabetes).

Thus, anything that minimizes insulin resistance can help lower blood sugar levels and circumvent type 2 diabetes. And this is where intermittent fasting comes in; the diet has managed to demonstrate significant benefits for insulin resistance, and lead to impressive reductions in blood glucose levels.

Studies on humans have shown that intermittent fasting can reduce fasting blood sugar by as much as 6%. And that’s not all; fasting insulin was also found to have been lowered by 20% to 31%!

What the above research findings imply is that time-restricted eating can reduce insulin resistance and lower blood sugar levels – both being incredibly helpful in protecting people from developing type 2 diabetes.

Fights inflammation
The development of severe, chronic conditions – such as heart disease, cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis – can be partly attributed to inflammation. And of course, when you decrease the levels of inflammation present in your body, you can achieve better health.

A study that involved 50 healthy adults found that the month-long practice of intermittent fasting significantly decreased levels of inflammatory markers in subjects. This effect was also replicated when people fasted for 12 hours daily over one month.

Promotes cardiovascular health
Heart disease accounts for nearly one-third of deaths globally; it can, therefore, be considered the leading cause of death. If you’ve always been worried that you’d be part of that statistics, you might want to try out intermittent fasting.

In fact, a small study found that just short eight weeks of alternate-day fasting can significantly reduce levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol and blood triglycerides.

Also, another more extensive study that involved 4629 people found that fasting is associated with a lower risk of coronary disease, as well as a significantly lower risk of diabetes – a major risk factor for heart disease.

Induces autophagy
Wait – autophagy? What’s that? Put simply, autophagy is the natural regeneration process that occurs at a cellular level in the body. It can help reduce the likelihood of contracting certain diseases, as well as prolonging lifespan.

And this is where one of the most exciting applications of time-restricted eating reveals itself: the extension of a person’s lifespan.

Studies in rats have demonstrated that intermittent fasting can help them live longer. How much longer, you ask? In one study, rats that fasted on alternate days lived 83% longer than rats who didn’t fast. Read that again: 83%! We can finally understand why intermittent fasting has grown its roots amongst the anti-aging crowd.