Intermittent fasting gains traction as a practical weight-management option for Thai readers
A recent study in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that a 4:3 intermittent fasting pattern can outperform daily calorie restriction for weight loss. The findings align with a growing interest in time-restricted eating as a sustainable approach to metabolic health, a topic relevant as obesity rates rise in Thailand and worldwide.
The trial, conducted by researchers at a major medical center, enrolled 165 adults who were overweight or obese. Participants were randomly assigned to either a 4:3 fasting schedule or a traditional daily calorie-restriction plan for 12 months. The 4:3 group limited calories on three days each week to about 20 percent of normal intake and ate normally on the other four days. The calorie-restriction group reduced daily intake by about 34 percent.