Intermittent Fasting IncreasesYour Risk of Cardiovascular Death to 91% — Maybe

And many other reasons dieting is so difficult

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At this point, we all know someone who’s lost weight using intermittent fasting (also known as IF). The diet entails choosing a specific 4–12 hour window to consume calories, and fast for the rest of the day. This plan allows dieters to make a lot of choices: how many hours to fast; whether it’s better to skip breakfast or dinner; should they consume their normal amount of calories during their eating window or limit calories by combining IF with another diet such as keto, or a low carb plan.

These choices are up to the dieter. And that’s part of the problem.

Ring the Alarm

I’m uncertain whether doctors typically recommend intermittent fasting to their patients. The dieters I know have usually discovered it through friends or social media. They often educate themselves on how to follow the diet by using online sources they trust.

So what should dieters think when the American Heart Association, an organization whose mission is “To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives,” publishes the following shocking headline?:

8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91%…