After two weeks of skipping meals intermittently, the body burns fewer calories at rest—which could make you gain weight if you keep eating the same amount.

Skipping meals intermittently for two weeks didn’t change how the body uses sugar, fat, or muscle protein in healthy, lean people—even when their insulin levels were raised.

Skipping food two days a week (but not starving) for 3 months helps overweight people lose a bit of fat and weight, on average about 3.5% body fat and 2.8 kg.

If you're trying to lose weight and are overweight or obese, cutting calories just two days a week doesn’t work much better than cutting them every day — the difference is pretty small.

People with metabolic syndrome who try intermittent fasting lose about 4 pounds on average after a few months, even without counting calories.

People who try intermittent fasting tend to lose a little more weight than those who just cut calories continuously, according to several studies.