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In obese adults, skipping all food and drink from sunrise to sunset for a period of time is linked to a noticeable decrease in hip size that remains even two weeks after stopping the fast, suggesting this type of fasting may specifically reduce fat around the hips longer than it reduces overall body weight.
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This study found that people who fasted from sunrise to sunset for a month lost fat around their hips, and even after they started eating normally again, that hip fat didn’t come back for at least two weeks. This suggests the fasting might change where fat is stored in a lasting way.
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