Dr. Nesari, speaking to The Hindu, emphasized the importance of meal timing according to traditional Indian medicine, suggesting that the optimal window for eating falls between sunrise and sunset. Real Research, an online survey app, revealed that 64.06% of the respondents were aware of this.

Highlights:

  • 65.10% of the respondents were surprised to find out that time-restricted eating did not reduce the overall risk of death.
  • 64.60% of the respondents were aware that intermittent fasting fad may cause certain health issues.
  • 58.94% of the respondents believe that intermittent fasting is one of the main causes of cardiovascular deaths in modern times.

Intermittent Fasting Fad

Previous research has found that time-restricted eating improves several cardiometabolic health measures, such as blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol levels. 64.60% of the respondents were aware that Intermittent fasting fad may cause certain health issues.

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Figure 1: Did respondents know about intermittent fasting’s associated issues?

In addition, a recently released study by The Lancet indicated that, in 2022, more than one billion people in the world were living with obesity. 56.38% of the respondents were somewhat concerned about this result, 34.92% were extremely concerned and 9.20% were not concerned at all.

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Researchers added that their analysis suggested time-restricted eating did not reduce the overall risk of death from any cause and that having an eating duration of more than 16 hours per day was associated with a lower risk of cancer mortality among people with Cancer.  65.10% of the respondents were surprised by these findings.

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Figure 2: Whether respondents were surprised by the findings above

Researchers at Shangai Jiaotong University School of Medicine discovered that limiting food intake to under eight hours daily was associated with a 91% increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease over an eight-year period, compared to those who ate within a 12 to 16-hour window. 58.64% of the respondents were aware of this.

Survey on Experts Advising Against Intermittent Fasting Fad

A survey of experts advising against the intermittent fasting fad revealed that 58.94% of the respondents believe that intermittent fasting is one of the main causes of cardiovascular deaths in modern times.

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Figure 3: Is intermittent fasting a leading cause of cardiovascular deaths today?

Methodology

 
Survey TitleSurvey on Experts Advising Against Intermittent Fasting Fad
DurationApril 21 – April 28, 2024
Number of Participants5,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.