Fasting for 16 hours a day doesn’t make your body get better at burning fat during exercise any more than just doing the exercise alone.

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Effects of time‐restricted feeding and meal timing on an 8‐week fat oxidation exercise training program—A randomized controlled trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2025 Jan

The study found that working out while fasting didn’t help people burn more fat than working out after eating — so fasting doesn’t give extra benefits beyond the workout itself.

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Effects of time‐restricted feeding and meal timing on an 8‐week fat oxidation exercise training program—A randomized controlled trial

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DOI: 10.14814/phy2.70194

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