Is intermittent fasting dangerous?

Friday May 17, 13 Heures looks at the trend in intermittent fasting. “It is a fast during which you will spend part of the day without eating, most frequently for 16 hours.“, explains doctor and journalist Damien Mascret, present on set. According to research carried out by academics, this would not be beneficial for weight loss. At the very least, this fasting must be accompanied by a diet less calories, specifies the doctor.

Damien Mascret explains that there may be a health risk. Specialists realized a few months ago that “those who practiced intermittent fasting unfortunately had a doubled risk of cardiovascular death“, says the journalist. Intermittent fasting could even be particularly dangerous for pregnant women, young children and seniors.