Intermittent Fasting Fails to Outperform Traditional Diets—Is It All Just Hype?
So, we’ve apparently reached the point where every diet trend is just a fancier way to say, “Yep, I’m still hungry.” Have you ever noticed how intermittent fasting gets packaged as some sort of stoic, modern-day enlightenment—when really, it’s just skipping lunch and hoping for a six-pack? This week, Columbia’s researchers shattered that illusion faster than my New Year’s resolutions, dropping a study that bluntly asks: is intermittent fasting just the cool cousin of every other eating disorder out there? I mean, imagine going through all those hours—tummy rumbling, scrolling through food pics, counting down to mealtime freedom—only to hear it’s no “healthier” than bingeing on diet fads of decades past . If you’ve ever questioned whether your skipped breakfast is revolutionary or just rebranded willpower fatigue, you’re in for a treat—with an extra side of salty irony . LEARN MORE
NEW YORK—In a discovery that increased doubt about the popular diet trend, a study published Thursday by Columbia University researchers found that intermittent fasting was no more effective than conventional eating disorders. “While abstaining from food for several hours has gained far-reaching acceptance in recent years, the evidence suggests that it produces comparable results to any of the many eating disorders already in wide use,” said lead researcher Dr. Harold Morgan, urging those thinking about starting a regimen of scheduling meals to alternate between periods of extreme calorie deficits and non-fasting to consult their doctors about which specific eating disorder was right for them. “As obvious as they might seem, bulimia, anorexia, and orthorexia are the tried-and-true standards for a reason. Periodically abstaining from food might seem easier than binging and purging, but the reality is that what eating disorder you choose isn’t one size fits all and depends entirely on what maladaptive consumption patterns make the most sense for your situation.” Morgan added that, at the end of the day, the right eating disorder is ultimately the one that you can stick with in the long run.
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