Alternate Day Fasting
People mainly take Alternate Day Fasting for weight loss, energy. Based on 5 first-hand reports. Ranked #786 of 3,539 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.
What Alternate Day Fasting does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
Dosage people report
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Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.
“I was able to finally start losing weight after doing alternate day fasts, where I fast for about 40 hours every other day. I feel great.”
“I trained myself to do OMAD and ADF. And now if I have a breakfast I’m fuckinf useless the whole day. Shit works.”
“with alternate day fasting. Im shredding fat. Probably cause of the fasting but Ive preserved muscle and strength”
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