Intermittent fasting has become a popular weight-loss method in recent years. However, a study of more than 20,000 Americans found that individuals who restricted eating to within an eight-hour window had a 91 percent higher risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
On March 18, the preliminary report of this study was presented at a meeting held by the American Heart Association, but it has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed academic journal.
