It goes by many different names: “Intermittent Fasting”, “Alternate Day Calorie Restriction”, “The 5:2 Plan”, etc., but it all boils down to this: one, two, or three times a week, you have a fasting or very low calorie day (VLCD < 500 kcal). The overall caloric intake isn’t necessarily reduced, the frequency of food consumption is altered. It is a relatively painless way to reap enormous health and weight loss benefits.Intermittent Fasting is how we are genetically designed to eat. Our Hunter-Gatherer ancestors did not sit down to 3 square meals plus 2 snacks, their caloric intake varied from day to day
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Intermittent Fasting: Part of the Paleo Lifestyle | Go Paleo