Is intermittent fasting going to kill you?
More or Less: Behind the Stats
News stories earlier in the year appeared to suggest that time restricted eating β where you consume all your meals in an 8 hour time window β was associated with a 91% increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.
But is this true? Tim Harford looks into the claim with the help of Cardiologist Dr Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University in the US.
Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Debbie Richford Series producer: Tom Colls Production coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound mix: Nigel Appleton Editor: Richard Vadon
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