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Many health benefits have been associated with intermittent fasting — a restricted eating plan in which you fast for a portion of every day, or for certain days per week — including weight loss, reductions in blood sugar and insulin levels, and body fat loss, so researchers are examining whether intermittent fasting may help to prevent or treat diabetes. Read more