Intermittent Fasting Can Cause Alteration of Brain Activity Says Study

Fasting is not limited to religious instincts only, in today’s time a large population fasts so that it can stay fit, or maintain better health. Many people also adopt fasting methods for weight loss. In these, intermittent fasting, or intermittent fasting is also quite popular for weight loss. But a new study says that fasting in this way can affect the functioning of the brain. Our brain sends signals to the body according to hunger or any other habit. Entrectant fasting may change this activity of brain.

New York Post According to, researchers at the Health Management Institute in Beijing found that intermittent fasting could change the bacteria found in the stomach, as well as change brain activity. Its positive effects can also show, and also negative. Study Frontirs in Cellular and Infection Microbiology Has been published in It suggests that people participating in research lost 7.5 kg on average within 2 months. But these people saw a change in the process of that part of the brain which was related to hunger and addiction.

Researchers found that the number of bacteria found in the stomach also increased due to the Intermittent Energy Restriction (IER) diet. For this, researchers studied 25 women and men’s feces samples. The first partners were passed through 32 days high control fasting phase. Here he was given a diet described by the dietician. He then passed through a low -control fast phase. Here the partners were given more relaxation to eat on their own.

According to the designed diet, men eaten 600 calories daily, while women got 500 calories. In the end, his body lost 7.5 kg. So that their body fat decreased, and the fat stored around the waist decreased. His blood pressure also decreased here and cholesterol also reduced. But at the same time, there was a change in brain activity and gut bacteria.