Intermittent fasting linked to increased risk of dying from heart disease

Prof Zhong noted that although their study identified an association between intermittent fasting and risk of death from heart disease, this does not mean that intermittent fasting causes death from heart disease — TNS

The safety of intermittent fasting – a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times – was called into question by a surprise finding from research presented at the 2024 American Heart Association’s (AHA) Lifestyle Scientific Sessions meeting in Chicago, United States.

Limiting mealtimes to a period of just eight hours a day was linked to a 91% increase in risk of death from heart disease in the study, which was released on March 18.