Interval starvation - it is a diet for weight loss, in which a person periodically refuses to take food. What are the types of interval starvation? And how can you lose weight on this diet?
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What is the interval of starvation?
Interval starvation - a voluntary refusal of food for a while. Thus it is possible to drink water. Scientists have shown that if the day fasting, then the person can lose 0.5 kg fat. Such a diet does not require diet changes, A woman should do "fasting days".Types of fasting interval
There are 5 basic circuits fasting interval:
Scheme 1 - 14/8. Under this scheme an interval of fasting will be 14 hours: from 20.00 pm to 10.00 am. It turns out you miss breakfast only.
Scheme 2 - daily. Permission is granted to one meal to choose from: breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Scheme 3 - 20/4. The man will be without food for 20 hours, it is allowed to close dining and a light snack.
Scheme 4 - monk. In such a scheme would have to abstain from food for 36-hours. You dine, the next day do not eat anything, only drink water. At the end of the night allowed to have breakfast.
Scheme 5 - Himalayan. The toughest of them all, because they have to survive without food for two days. It will look like this: People having dinner the night before, then two days did not eat anything, drink water, the morning of the fourth day he has breakfast.
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Pros fasting days:
- during fasting, body becomes less sensitive to carbohydrates;
- fasting days rejuvenate the body;
- if you combine fasting with weight training, a person gaining lean muscle mass.
Cons interval of fasting:
- female and male metabolism differs, however girls not recommend thin so, because the female body includes a protective mode and does not burn fat;
- intermittent fasting can increase the level of stress hormones, a woman may suffer from nervousness;
- such a diet worsens hormonal.
Contraindications of fasting interval
Interval starvation can not be practiced in all chronic diseases, especially diabetes, myocarditis, coronary heart disease, diseases of the stomach, and thrombophlebitis or a history of myocardial strokes.
Such a diet is more suited to athletes than for women who want to burn fat. Just the female orgasm, which is set to child bearing, will not allow him to do so and after fasting can begin to gain weight rapidly.
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