Having a young biological age could help with weight loss

 

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Joel Kontinen

 If one is of young biological age, it could help with weight loss apart from heart disease, cancer and dementia.

A new discovery suggests it may also aid with weight loss, possibly by making the more efficient at switching from using food for energy to using stored fat.

In February 2026, a review of existing research concluded that intermittent fasting – such as the 5:2 diet, where you eat as normal on five days a week and restrict calories on the other two – is probably no more effective for weight loss than doing nothing at all. But fasting can also involve eating no, or very little, food for a single, continuous stretch of time, which is sometimes done for religious reasons.

Source:

Emma Young 2026 Having a young biological age could help with weight loss | New Scientist 24 July

 

Time restricting eating makes us slimmer

 

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Joel Kontinen 

When people who are obese, restrict their eating to between 7am and 3pm, they start slimming 7.6 kilograms in 14 weeks. 

The practice of 16/8 intermittent fasting involves limiting your intake of foods andcalorie-containing beverages to a set window of 8 hours per day.

Source:  

Klein,  Alice . 2023. Only eating between 7am and 3pm helps people with obesity lose weight.  New Scientist 30 January,