Want to Burn More Fat? Fast 18 Hours a Day
After 12 hours, it starts to burn fat stores. That's because, for the first 12 hours of fasting, your body burns glycogen (a molecule that stores sugar). "Your body's fat-burning ability peaks after you've been fasting for 12 to 14 hours," the lead author of the study explains. The study also found that those who ate during a 6-hour window experienced more stable hunger levels than those in the 12-hour group. (Newser) – A new preliminary study reveals a way to burn more fat—but you have to be willing to restrict all your daily eating to a 6-hour window.
Skip Dinner? Evening Fast May Burn Fat
For instance, she might compare participants who eat their calories in a 6-hour window in the morning against those who do so in a 6-hour window in the evening. Peterson said she hopes to not only repeat the study with a larger sample size, but also test whether time of day affects fat-burning levels. For people hoping to try fasting, Peterson recommended starting with a 9-hour window of food consumption and gradually working that down to 8, 7 and finally 6 hours. For up to 12 hours after the start of a fast, the body is still burning glycogen, a molecule that stores glucose (or sugar). Besides the increased fat-burning, the study also found that hunger levels were more stable for participants who ate their daily calories within the 6-hour window versus the 12-hour window.collected by :Lucy William



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