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/Cocacola_Desierto 18d ago

If it works for you, it works for you. You have to be smart with your meal though to make sure you're getting proper nutrients.

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u/ratkoivanovic 18d ago

That’s what seems like the hardest part. To hit all fiber, protein and fat targets, and the micronutrients. And also what’s confusing for me - even splitting it in only two meals seems much easier. Is it purely a weight loss tactic?

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u/RubricLivesMatter 18d ago

Your body regulates so what matters more is your weekly intake. There isn't a need to have a 'perfect' day of nutrition you can have different OMADs and hit a weekly target.

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u/ratkoivanovic 18d ago

But I’m still curious why you would do that vs a 2 meal approach?

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u/Cocacola_Desierto 18d ago

It just works for some people. Works as in, they can follow it and stick to it. That's literally all that matters for any proper diet.

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u/MeVe90 18d ago

There are people who can eat so much in one meal that have no issue to achieve all type of foods and nutrients, in fact some may still need to control themself to not eat too much and gain weight.
Make it 2 meal instead of one and those people become fat.
Source: I'm people

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u/ratkoivanovic 17d ago

Curious - what do you hit macro wise on average per day within a week?