A new study found that a 4:3 intermittent fasting plan—with three days of fasting per week—helped people lose more weight than daily calorie counting. The fasting group simply consumed fewer calories ...

Intermittent fasting could be a good way to lose weight without calorie-counting, a new study found. Participants lost the same amount of weight over six months and kept it off for a further six.

Intermittent fasting is enjoying a moment in American households — by some accounts nearing the popularity of calorie counting and plant-based diets. The appeal? Research suggests that simply having ...

Research found that people lost the same amount of weight on an intermittent fasting diet as they did on a calorie-counting diet. People in both groups were able to keep the weight off after a year.

When Krista Varady began studying intermittent fasting two decades ago, she felt her research wasn't taken very seriously. "All the previous diet fads focused so much on calorie counting or low-fat ...