According to a new study, the number one eating habit for quick weight loss is :

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If you're looking to lose a healthy amount of weight in a short length of time, there's one eating habit you should certainly explore.

According to Medscape, researchers looked at 21 different studies in a review published in Nature Reviews: Endocrinology and determined that fasting is an effective approach to lose weight, "at least in the near term."

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Results showed alternate-day fasting, time-restricted eating, and the 5:2 diet "can all produce a mild to moderate 3 percent to 8 percent weight loss during 8 to 12 weeks," according to the study, which focused on trials that lasted five to twelve weeks and included anywhere from 10 to 150 primarily American participants.

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Trista Best, a Registered Dietitian at Balance One Supplements, Environmental Health Specialist, and Adjunct Nutrition Professor, tells Eat These, Not That!, "These findings are impressive, and I am delighted that research like this are being undertaken."

"The benefits of fasting go far beyond weight reduction," Best adds, "but these studies lay a fantastic platform for encouraging would-be fad dieters to participate in a safe and lasting method of weight loss."

Best describes what people should do if they wish to use fasting to lose weight efficiently and safely in a reasonably short period of time "It's critical to consume well-balanced meals during your fasting window. It's tempting to go longer without food or eat fewer calories than you require during a meal. This, on the other hand, will result in a sluggish metabolism, a weight reduction stall, and eventually rebound weight gain."

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When it comes to employing a fasting strategy to lose weight for a longer period of time, Best says that it does work "Fasting can be employed for weight loss and many other health benefits over time. Fasting is a calorie restriction that is replaced in a shorter period of time.

As a result, it differs from fad diets, which necessitate long-term, unsustainable calorie restriction, resulting in rebound weight gain."

Read 3 Effective Fasting Methods for Weight Loss, Science Says to learn more about alternate-day fasting, time-restricted eating, and the 5:2 diet.