Skipping breakfast has the potential to completely reverse Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes affects over 400 million people worldwide, though this figure is likely to be underestimated because nearly half of all cases go undiagnosed. Diabetes affects one out of every eleven adults, and 90% of them have type 2 diabetes. There are several effective drugs that can help control type 2 diabetes, but it is also known that a healthy diet and exercise can help keep the disease at bay or even reverse it. A new study may have discovered a new weapon to accomplish this: intermittent fasting. Skipping breakfast has only recently emerged as a treatment option for a variety of diet-related diseases. Although there have been few large-scale human studies, a 2019 review concluded that intermittent fasting may help with issues ranging from obesity and insulin resistance to hypertension and inflammation. Skipping breakfast can take many forms. In some versions, you eat the same amount every day, but you limit your eating to a few hours of the day; typically, the day is divided into an...