Intermittent fasting might help lower blood sugar a little more than regular calorie cutting in people with extra weight, but the difference is so small it probably doesn’t matter in real life.

Skipping meals at certain times of the day for a few months can slightly lower blood sugar levels in people with metabolic syndrome.

Skipping meals now and then might lower blood sugar and weight faster than just eating fewer calories all the time for people with type 2 diabetes.

Intermittent fasting might help people lose a little more weight than cutting calories the usual way, but the difference is so small it could just be due to chance — overall, both methods work about the same for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Intermittent fasting might help lower triglycerides a little more than regular calorie cutting in people with overweight or obesity, but the difference is so small that scientists can't say for sure it's not just due to chance.

Intermittent fasting might help people with extra weight lose a little more body mass than cutting calories regularly, but the difference is small and we’re not sure if it really matters for health.