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In a 2017 study, mice resulted in a slight reduction in body weight without changes in total caloric intake while intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting led to a selective decrease in fat mass, particularly in white adipose tissue mass and adipocyte size, whereas lean mass was not affected.

Intermittent fasting appears to improve eating behavior and mood in humans.

Purpose
The purpose of intermittent fasting is mainly to help overweight adults lose weight at a slow, steady, and healthy rate. This could be done by choosing foods that the individual wants to eat so long as it is within the desired fasting/feeding window that works for the individual. Intermittent fasting is also used to accommodate any other diet that the individual is doing in order to see the desired results that they may be looking for. This is mainly due to the overall caloric deficit that is caused during intermittent fasting, along with the fasting/feeding window they chose. Intermittent fasting is also used to help prevent or even cure the disease of type 2 diabetes because of the circulation of glucose, insulin, and leptin.

In a 2014 study it has been shown that animals and humans have lowered the risks of getting cancer, and other diseases, along with being able to maintain or even lose weight by practicing intermittent fasting

Sources: Harvie, M. N., et al. “The Effects of Intermittent or Continuous Energy Restriction on Weight Loss and Metabolic Disease Risk Markers: A Randomized Trial in Young Overweight Women.” International Journal of Obesity 35 (May 2011): 714–727.

Soeters, E. R., et al. “Intermittent Fasting Does Not Affect Whole-Body Glucose, Lipid, or Protein Metabolism.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 80 (November 2009): 1244–1251.