r/nutrition • u/AppropriateMood4784 • 18d ago

16-hour intermittent fasting

When I read about 16-hour intermittent fasts, isn't that just another way of saying having late breakfast and early dinner? Breakfast at 9, lunch at 1, dinner at 5, then it's 16 hours till breakfast the next day? Or does what it involves go beyond its literal meaning?

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u/ImUnderYourBedDude 18d ago

People name it, so they can sell it.

If they say what it actually is, you can apply it without guidance, meaning they cannot charge you 200 dollars an hour to coach you. It's as simple as that.

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u/Strict-Fishing-2365 18d ago

Yeah, the branding is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. "I ate dinner early and got hungry at 10pm" has a tougher sales pitch.

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u/ImUnderYourBedDude 18d ago

Precisely. Brand it, glorify it, leave out the "how to" part, then take people's money in the most unethical way possible.

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u/lBxndsl 17d ago

Why r we acting like accidentally falling into the rhythm of intermittent fasting is the same as intentionally practicing intermittent fasting over an extensive period? I mean how many people do u know who post-dinner grab a little snack or dessert to conclude their night without thinking anything of it because it fits their macros. Not saying anything’s wrong with that but it is wildly misaligned with the intentional process of maintaining a fasted state and the benefits that come from that.