Jumping off a one-foot wall 1000 times is far different than jumping off a 1000-foot wall once. If most of the river is one foot (30cm) deep and one section is ten feet (3 metres) deep, then you will not safely cross. You can easily drown crossing a river that, on average, is only two feet (60cm) deep. Summers are scorching hot, and winters are uncomfortably cold. Yet, most residents would hardly call the temperature idyllic. The weather in Death Valley, California should be perfect with a yearly average temperature is 25 Celsius. But, of course, the truth is nothing of its kind. In essence, they are saying that only the average matters, not the frequency. Many calorie enthusiasts say that fasting works, but only because it restricts calories. “Perhaps one of the most common questions we get is what the difference is between calorie restriction and fasting. But, did you know that it’s actually a lot more powerful than you realised? Read on to get the low-down on why intermittent fasting tops calorie restriction, hands down. It’s time to topple this false weight loss idol and replace it with something that actually, y’know, works! Now we know that intermittent fasting is the bee’s knees. Here, Dr Fung explains that we have worshipped at the altar of traditional calorie restriction far too long. On top of all that, he has a knack for explaining fancy-pants science and occasionally mind-melting medicine to regular Everyday Emmas like us. And he’s taken literally thousands of people through his own intermittent fasting protocol, with awesomesauce results. He is the author of The Obesity Code, and The Complete Guide to Fasting.

is a globally recognised Nephrologist (that’s a kidney specialist, for those of you who didn’t take ‘Doctor Naming 101’) and intermittent fasting expert.

Nephrologist and author The Obesity Code, Dr Jason Fung explains the difference between intermittent fasting and calorie restriction – and which one works!ĭr Jason Fung M.D.

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