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Fasting, food, and the science behind both
Plain-language writing on the questions people actually ask about fasting and calories. No miracle claims, no 30-day transformations — just what the evidence supports and where it runs out.
Why am I not losing weight with intermittent fasting?
A practical checklist for when the scale stops moving: calories, weekends, water weight, protein, sleep, and when to adjust your fasting window.
How long should you fast? A guide to every common window
Compare 12:12, 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, and OMAD — what each schedule asks of you, who it suits, and why longer isn't automatically better.
16:8 intermittent fasting: a schedule you can actually keep
How to choose your 8-hour eating window, what to eat, what results to expect, and how to make 16:8 fit work, family, and weekends.
Intermittent fasting for beginners: start without overthinking it
A no-hype beginner's guide to intermittent fasting: how it works, which schedule to choose, what to eat, and how to start safely.
What actually breaks a fast?
Coffee, gum, sweeteners, supplements, toothpaste — a practical guide to what ends a fast, what doesn't, and why the answer depends on why you're fasting.
Keep reading in the app
Short lessons on why fasting works.
Fastiq has the science built in — bite-sized chapters you can finish on a coffee break, with your progress saved as you go.
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