A Tunisian study finds a simple way to promote weight loss

A new study found that doing aerobic exercise and high-intensity resistance exercises with intermittent fasting can help lose weight by approximately 30%.

The researchers analyzed data from 64 women, whose average age was 32 years. It was found that women who adhered to this strict strategy for 12 weeks lost 11.6 kg on average, while participants who adhered to a time-restricted diet only lost 9 kg, and those who participated in the exercise regime only lost about 5.4 kg.

Dr. Rami Maaloul, an expert in sports sciences at the University of Sfax in Tunisia, said: “We can highlight in this study that time-restricted eating is a good solution to combat obesity, and is easy to implement because it does not require people to limit the total amount of food or count the total number of calories.” Daily calories.

He added: "The combination of diet change and exercise has the greatest benefits for heart health, metabolism and weight loss."

The study recorded the highest overall reduction in cholesterol and glucose levels in the exercise and intermittent fasting group.

“Although the time-restricted eating group in our study did not impose restrictions on total calories or the macronutrient composition of foods, weight loss may be partly related to a voluntary reduction in calorie intake,” the researchers wrote in the journal PLOS ONE. “Individuals who follow this diet often automatically reduce their energy consumption, which leads to a slight loss in body weight.”

The research team acknowledged that the study did not take into account changes in the menstrual cycle and the small sample size.

He also acknowledged that records of dietary intake provided by volunteers "can lead to inaccurate estimates of nutrient intake."

Experts are still divided about the effectiveness of intermittent fasting and its potential long-term health effects. Some argue that fasting people usually end up eating a relatively large amount of food at once, which means they are not cutting calories.

They also warn that this regimen may increase the risk of strokes, heart attacks, or early death.