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The best diet is the one you stick with. Intermittent fasting works for some people, but I don't really see the point in going on long fasts every now and then.
Track your calories for a while. Every single thing you eat. There are plenty of apps with databases. You can just scan the barcodes etc. Gain some knowledge and overview of how many calories and grams of carbs/protein/fat/sugar/sodium you put in your body in an average week.
Cut soda and other sugary drinks entirely if you're serious about losing weight. Keep alcohol and snacks to a minimum.
I believe there is some evidence that certain cancers cannot survive without a continuous supply of glucose. So while your body will survive a fast quite easily, the cancer inside you won't. I'm not sure how well-studied and robust that result is.
When it comes to IF, some people claim it works for them, but the evidence is mounting that it's ineffective on average.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/28/well/eat/a-potential-downside-of-intermittent-fasting.html
"A rigorous three-month study found that people lost little weight, and much of that may have been from muscle."
Fasting to kill cancer is intriguing, and I've heard it claimed once before. Presumably OP doesn't have cancer atm though. :)
I think IF helps some people with gaining more control over the intake. If you have all your caloric intake in two meals within 6 hours, you're less likely to cheat. It helps sets up a more disciplined lifestyle, I imagine.
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