4 weeks to reduce 6 jins also improve cardiovascular and anti-aging what is this immortal diet?

Cell metabolism, a well-known academic journal, recently published the results of a clinical trial of "weight control", which is both effective and safe in the short term and has attracted many people's attention Under the guidance of researchers from the University of Graz in Austria, dozens of healthy middle-aged people who participated in the experiment achieved considerable weight loss effects after just four weeks of diet control: 1.2 reduction in body mass index (BMI), and 14.5% reduction in abdominal fat, the most difficult problem of weight loss "In our study, we were able to lose 6 kg in 4 weeks (on average), achieving a significant weight loss effect." Professor Frank madeO, co-author of the study, said Considering that these volunteers are not obese patients and their body weight base is not very large, the weight loss effect is satisfactory In addition to weight and fat loss, there are other health benefits: blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein and other cardiovascular indicators, as well as aging related inflammatory molecules and other indicators, also have a positive improvement in a short time ▲ after 4 weeks of intervention, the body weight, fat content and fat / lean ratio decreased (picture source: reference [1]) This method is called "alternate day fasting" Specifically, 30 volunteers in the intervention group were allowed to eat and drink without restriction within 12 hours, and strictly fasted within the next 36 hours (totally without solid food, liquid food and calorie drinks, can drink water), alternately The control group of 30 volunteers, in the same guarantee of nutrition, according to daily habits to eat anything It is reported that the effect of strict fasting every other day is observed in healthy people, which is the largest clinical trial in the same kind of research The researchers calculated that, on the whole, cutting off food every other day would reduce calorie intake, 37% lower than the baseline ▲ fasting every other day significantly reduced the average calorie intake (picture source: reference [1]) Like this "hungry day full day", weight loss effective at the same time, will there be side effects? Safety is a concern of many people, and it is also a part of the focus of the research team in this clinical trial The researchers not only monitored the short-term intervention group for four weeks, but also gave another group of volunteers a six-month strict day off to investigate the safety of this method in a longer period of time No evidence of immune system damage was found at 4 weeks or 6 months The thyroid function of the participants was not damaged, the bone mass remained stable, the total amount of white blood cells, the proportion of various immune cell subtypes, and the number of red blood cells were not abnormal ▲ research diagram (picture source: reference [1]) Therefore, in general, the result of the next day's fasting is both effective and safe Despite the encouraging findings, the researchers cautioned against caution On the one hand, "it's not clear the consequences of strict fasting every other day for more than six months." "As with many dietary interventions, weight recovery after the intervention is also a problem that needs to be further solved by fasting every other day," the authors said On the other hand, in this intervention experiment, the nutritional level and physiological indicators of the participants were monitored by the researchers, and the health level of the selected volunteers was also strictly evaluated "Even healthy adults should not be weaned every other day without consulting their clinicians," the authors caution So what can we do for the eager readers? At the end of the study, the researchers stressed that "before the start of the next day fasting, the first consideration should be appropriate clinical support and overall healthy lifestyle." Source: pixabay