<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Intermittent fasting linked to higher health risks"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/07/10/is-intermittent-fasting-healthy-how-long-to-fast-pros-and-cons/70344662007/" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">Intermittent fasting,</a> a trendy method for weight-loss and targeting inflammation, has been flagged as a serious health risk, the American Heart Association <a target="_blank" href="https://newsroom.heart.org/news/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-linked-to-a-91-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-death?preview=4f46&preview_mode=True" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">announced Monday</a>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Results of a study <a target="_blank" href="https://professional.heart.org/en/meetings/epi-lifestyle" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">presented at the association's conference</a> in Chicago this week revealed that adults following an eight-hour time-restricted eating schedule have a 91% higher chance of death by cardiovascular disease than those eating within the usual timeframe of 12-16 hours per day.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Though it is important to note that these are preliminary findings, said senior study author Victor Wenze Zhong, chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in Shanghai, China.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">"Although the study identified an association between an eight-hour eating window and cardiovascular death, this does not mean that time-restricted eating caused cardiovascular death," Zhong said at the event.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">Is intermittent fasting healthy?</strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/07/10/is-intermittent-fasting-healthy-how-long-to-fast-pros-and-cons/70344662007/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|spike click:6|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">It can be, but 'it's not a magic solution'</a></p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt">How the study was conducted, what else it showed</h2><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:372px" fetchpriority="high" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/USAT/73029703007-organsinthebodytransparentillustration.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/03/19/USAT/73029703007-organsinthebodytransparentillustration.jpg?width=1320&height=744&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the United States in 2024. The American Heart Association finds that intermittent fasting increases chances of death from cardiovascular disease."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The independent study lead by Zhong and his team looked at approximately 20,000 adults in the U.S. from 2003 to 2018 using data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes/index.htm" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey</a>. The association tracked dietary patterns in people with an average age of 49 who documented their food intake for at least two days within one year, <a target="_blank" href="https://newsroom.heart.org/news/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-linked-to-a-91-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-death" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">the association reported.</a></p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">That data was then compared to...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/03/19/intermittent-fasting-heart-disease-risk/73029369007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
