Benefits of intermittent fasting
1. Circadian biology:
All mammals have a natural biologic clock in their bodies to control their circadian rhythm through restricting activity during the night and being more active in the morning.
the time of day and the amount of light present around are the main controllers of this rhythm through their action on the suprachiasmatic nuclei in the hypothalamus which are in sync with the peripheral tissues own clocks that control the integration of metabolism and energy along with physiologic indices as hormonal secretions, physical coordination, and sleep.
it is hypothesized that an imbalance between those two circadian clocks can lead to energy imbalance and increase the risk of many chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer that is where the role of time-restricted feeding in intermittent fasting shines as it helps the body regain its natural diurnal rhythm of food intake resulting in a better oscillation of the circadian clock that improves metabolism and body weight regulation.
