Does Fasting Dull Your Mental Edge? We Crunched the Data for the Best Advice

Does fasting dull your mental edge? We crunched the data for the best advice

Intermittent fasting can have health benefits, but does being hungry affect our cognitive abilities? Here's what all the evidence tells us.

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Does fasting dull your mental edge? We crunched the data for the best advice

Getty ImagesEver worried that skipping breakfast might leave you foggy at work? Or that intermittent fasting would make you irritable, distracted and less productive? Snack food ads warn us that “you’re not you when you’re hungry”, reinforcing a common belief that eating is essential to keep our brains sharp. This message is deeply woven into our culture. We’re told constant fuelling is the secret to staying alert and efficient. Yet time-restric…

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