Will intermittent fasting helps in loose weight and balance hormones? Should it be beneficial in pcos.

Question

Obesity affects women more than it does men, and as discussed above IF can seriously (and safely) boost weight loss. Contrary to popular relief, IF does not just increase weight loss due to a decrease in overall calories (this also helps), but also works on a hormonal level. In fact, studies show that it is much harder to consume the ?normal? amount of calories on a non-fasting (feast) day than it is to actually fast on a ?fast? day. Imagine that? women finding it challenging to eat enough! When we fast, levels of circulating insulin are lowered which facilitates fat burning, while human growth hormone (HGH) increases, also aiding in both fat burning and muscle gain. More norepinephrine is sent to our fat cells, signaling them to break down body fat, which is then burned for energy. Simply put, fasting decreases our fat-storing hormones and increases our fat burning ones.

Sathish Erra · Accepted Answer

Obesity affects women more than it does men, and as discussed above IF can seriously (and safely) boost weight loss. Contrary to popular relief, IF does not just increase weight loss due to a decrease in overall calories (this also helps), but also works on a hormonal level. In fact, studies show that it is much harder to consume the ?normal? amount of calories on a non-fasting (feast) day than it is to actually fast on a ?fast? day. Imagine that? women finding it challenging to eat enough! When we fast, levels of circulating insulin are lowered which facilitates fat burning, while human growth hormone (HGH) increases, also aiding in both fat burning and muscle gain. More norepinephrine is sent to our fat cells, signaling them to break down body fat, which is then burned for energy. Simply put, fasting decreases our fat-storing hormones and increases our fat burning ones.