Intermittent fasting may be part of your quest for peak fitness. Maybe you're focused on exercising and eating for performance, which means getting plenty of protein.

If you’re a look-before-you-leap sort of person — always a good idea when it comes to actions that can affect your health! — you’re probably poised at the edge of the pool, scouting for any potential lurking dangers of intermittent fasting.

If you're trying out intermittent fasting in the hope that it'll yield a positive result in your body, you may be curious about what's going on under the hood. What happens in your body during the various stages of intermittent fasting?

Intermittent fasting has gained significant popularity as a dietary approach that goes beyond weight loss to other health benefits — such as more energy, lowering disease risk (such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure), and even improving overall nutrition when people eat during their eating windows.

So you've heard about intermittent fasting. The magic eating routine that might give you all the same health benefits of a calorie restriction diet — like improving heart and brain health while reducing inflammation and the risk of type 2 diabetes — without the whole watch what you eat and hands off the cookie jar thing.

Going 24–72 hours drinking only water and going completely without food — can that be good for you? This is what's known as water fasting, and while it might sound kind of bonkers, it's a real thing.

Are you a frustrated female who has tried everything to lose weight but can't seem to get the scale to budge? If so, you're not alone. And if there's a male friend, family member, or significant other in your life who seems to drop pounds with ease, it can be quite disheartening.

You started intermittent fasting. (Congrats, that's a rad move!) It's going pretty well, but sometimes you feel a touch hazy on the details. You worry if you're doing it right and getting the full benefit.

We talk a lot about what to eat during intermittent fasting. But drinks have calories, too. So, what can you drink while fasting? It's a good question. And an important one.

What can I eat during intermittent fasting?? has every intermittent faster uttered at least once since the dawn of time. There's a short answer to that question: You can eat whatever you like!