03.17.2022 - By Julie Foucher MD, MS
The average American spreads their food consumption out over 15 hours a day, which basically means they’re eating from the time they wake up until the time they go to bed and fasting only during sleep.
Increasing this fasting window by even just a few hours can provide a multitude of health benefits, (1, 2, 3) including:
Decreased rates of obesity
Improved blood pressure
Decreased insulin resistance
Better lipid profiles
Decreased risk of cardiovascular disease
Decreased cancer risk
Decreased inflammation