Intermittent fasting is a popular way to improve health and lose weight. If done correctly, intermittent fasting offers a lot of benefits, including reversal of Type II diabetes, weight loss, and more. In this book, you will learn everything about intermittent fasting. One of the most important things that you need to know is that intermittent fasting is different from starvation. The latter is the unintentional lack of food for a long period of time. Starvation is neither controlled nor intentional. Fasting is when you deliberately withhold food for a reason such as health or spiritual. It's done by those who are not underweight and have enough body fat. You can start to fast and end it anytime. There's no standard duration for fasting because it's simply about the withholding of food. When you fast, you're allowing your body to utilize its stored energy such as by burning extra body fat. Body fat is nothing but stored food energy. When you eat, the body has more food energy that it can use. If you're not eating anything, you're fasting, and your body will use its fat to give you energy. Insulin levels increase when you eat, helping the body store the extra energy in 2 ways. The body breaks down, carbohydrates into individual glucose units. These glucose units form glycogen that is stored in the muscle or liver. However, the storage space for carbs is limited. Once this limit is reached, the excess glucose is converted by the liver into fat. Most of this fat is delivered to other deposits of fat in the body. Some of these fat stays in your liver. Two systems in the body store food energy. One can be easily accessed but has limited space. The other is harder to access but has virtually unlimited space. When you fast, the process happens in reverse. Insulin levels drop, causing the body to burn stored energy because they can't get energy through food. Since the blood glucose levels drop, the body is now forced to burn glucose for energy. The most accessible source of energy is glycogen. The body breaks down, glycogen into glucose molecules to give energy to the other cells. This gives the body enough energy for 24 to 36 hours. After this period, the body will mostly break down fat for energy. In other words, the body either burns stored energy or stores food energy. Your net weight won't change if fasting and eating are balanced. If you want to lose weight or restore balance, your body should have more time to burn food energy. Intermittent fasting increases fat burning and lowers sugar and blood insulin levels. It may also improve blood cholesterol profile, reduce inflammation, reverse Type II diabetes, and improve concentration and mental clarity. Read this book and learn what foods you should eat and how you can lose weight through intermittent fasting. You will also learn how you can integrate intermittent fasting to live a healthy and long life. The Ultimate Guide to Intermittent Fasting