How and why intermittent fasting works – world expert Dr Jason Fung

The ubiquity of fad diets is a staple of modern society - as is the inevitable realisation of their ineffectiveness. An unfortunate consequence of this cycle is that scientifically supported diets, such as intermittent fasting, are often discarded as yet another fad. To distil the essence of intermittent fasting, BizNews spoke to Dr Jason Fung, a Toronto-based nephrologist and a leading expert in intermittent fasting and low-carb diets. Dr Fung, often called the founder of intermittent fasting, explains the science behind it: the ‘why’ and ‘how’ it works, in a manner accessible to the layman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices