Skipping meals to try and lose weight could be causing more damage to your body than than good. New research has revealed that fasting-style diets, popular with celebs like Jennifer Aniston and Kourtney Kardashian, may actually increase your risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Scientists say that such weight loss tactics could potentially come with health risks. They explained that skipping meals, including breakfast, triggers a reaction in the brain that damages immune system cells.
Intermittent fasting diets have become popular in recent years as an effective weight loss regime. The idea behind it is to fast for a certain number of hours each day or eating just one meal a couple of days a week helps the body burn fat. READ MORE: 'I'm a GP and might not be able to send my patients for basic scans - this is what needs to change' But the study, published in the journal Immunity, has outlined potential-long term effects of fad or trendy diets, and examines how time-restricted eating has become fashionable.
Proponents include Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Aniston, Kourtney Kardashian and Scarlett Johansson, who would go without food between certain hours - or on specific days.
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