Fasting in a pill could help lower obesity
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Diets come and go, even as some of us frantically search for ways to lose that paunch and achieve an ideal weight. Years ago, I remember some of our office workers were captivated by the popular cabbage soup diet. All I remember is that our office suite smelled like an Eastern European restaurant. I wont reveal if it produced results!
One recent popular diet involves intermittent fasting. This means spending certain times fasting, or not eating anything. Plans vary in some you fast every other day, some you fast for two days out of the week and some are restricted by time, where you eat only in an 8-hour window every day and fast for the other 16 hours.
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