Combining keto diet with skipping meals two days a week helps overweight people lose more fat and weight than doing either one alone.

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Study on the influence of ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting on the change of body fat rate

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The study found that when overweight people ate low-carb and skipped meals on some days, they lost more fat and weight than when they did just one of those things alone — exactly what the claim says.

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Study on the influence of ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting on the change of body fat rate

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DOI: 10.62051/x89s5f16

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