Dieting for weight control, or more scientifically called reduction in caloric intake, has been shown to reduce incidence of obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease and extend healthy life expectancy. However, sustaining low-calorie diet all the time and for a long time has been proven to be difficult in many individuals. Intermittent fasting has been proposed as an alternative to continuous low-calorie diet. Several regimens of intermittent fasting have been published and recommended with varying fasting periods, ranging from hours to days or weeks and from restricting all food during fasting to reducing food during fasting. For example, certain regimens propose 12 hour intermittent fasting; others propose alternate day fasting; while some regimens may have fasting periods of several days to a week or two. During the fasting period, a zero-calorie diet of fluids only may be pursued or otherwise a low-calorie diet of restricted calories. During the non-fasting period, food may be eaten unrestricted.
Intermittent fasting may include a balanced and thoughtful combination of food and food supplements. NutraHalal’s offers many choices of high-quality supplements including outstanding halal DNA-tested protein powder with no added sugar in addition to multivitamins and fish oil omega-3 supplements. The high-quality products of NutraHalal, such as its protein powder “Enhanced Protein Plus” may serve as an ideal supplement for meal supplementation in the low-calorie periods of intermittent fasting, , and/or simply as a healthy supplement for a healthy diet.