Diet fad intermittent fasting could actually send you to an early grave, a new study has revealed. Popular with celebs such as Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Aniston and Hugh Jackman the diet has people restricting their food intake for periods of time.
But a new study has shown that those who eat one meal a day and skipping meals is associated with dying from any cause. The University of Tennessee researchers found skipping breakfast is linked with a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and missing lunch or dinner is associated with dying from any causes.
Those who eat three meals a day but with at least two meals less than 4.5 hours apart were also more likely to die from any cause. Researchers suggested this was because skipping meals meant people often consumed a lot more in a short period of time and doing so could overload the metabolism with glucose.
