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Intermittent fasting

12:12 fasting schedule

Fast 12 hours, eat within 12.

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Fasting
12hours
per day
Eating window
12hours
Weekly fasting
84hours
Meals
2 to 3
typical

Sample 12:12 schedules

OptionEating windowFast
Start at 7:00 am7:00 am to 7:00 pm12 hours
Start at 8:00 am8:00 am to 8:00 pm12 hours
Start at 9:00 am9:00 am to 9:00 pm12 hours
Start at 10:00 am10:00 am to 10:00 pm12 hours
Start at 11:00 am11:00 am to 11:00 pm12 hours
Start at 12:00 pm12:00 pm to 12:00 am12 hours

Who should be careful

Talk to a clinician first if you take insulin or a sulfonylurea, are pregnant or breastfeeding, have an eating-disorder history, or take a GLP-1 medicine and already eat very little. On a GLP-1, protein targets get harder in a short window: fasting and GLP-1s.

Other schedules

Common questions

How does 12:12 fasting work?

You fast for 12 hours and eat within a 12-hour window each day, for example 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.

Does 12:12 fasting help weight loss?

It can, mostly by making it easier to eat less. Studies generally find results similar to plain calorie cutting.

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