Q. I have been hearing lots of talk about intermittent fasting as a weight-loss strategy. What exactly is that? Do you have books on the subject?
A . Diet books are always popular, especially around Jan. 1. A catalog search with the keywords “fasting” or “intermittent” did bring up library books on this subject and this patron checked out several.
I thought an article from our TexShare research databases might provide the best background information for this column. There I found the August 2019 “Tufts University Health & Nutrition Letter” which includes information from an interview with nutrition scientist, Sai Das, PhD. I’ve summarized that article below.
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