# @amandanighbertrd on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C405cTAO6XU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19066255-amandanighbertrd-instagram
- **Posted:** 2024-03-22T18:28:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Amanda Nighbert, Registered Dietitian (@amandanighbertrd) — https://gondola.cc/amandanighbertrd

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Stitch from summerthedietitian TikTok (I recommend you watch her video too)

Does intermittent fasting increase your risk for heart disease?  Well based on a new study that was released this week you might think so!  But I am here to clear this up and tell you this is just click bait!  Stop falling for click bait! 

Let’s break it down! Although the study identified an association between an 8-hour eating window and cardiovascular death, this does not mean that time-restricted eating caused cardiovascular death.

The study’s limitations included its reliance on self-reported dietary information, which may be affected by participant’s memory or recall and may not accurately assess typical eating patterns. Factors that may also play a role in health, outside of daily duration of eating and cause of death, were not included in the analysis.  The data they collected came from  2 self reported diet info surveys in the 1st year.

The study included data for NHANES participants who were at least 20 years old at enrollment, between 2003-2018, and had completed two 24-hour dietary recall questionnaires within the first year of enrollment.

Details not collected were the nutrient quality of the diets typical of the different subsets of participants or any other lifestyle factors that might contribute to heart disease like activity levels, sleep or alcohol consumption. 

In addition, the findings are considered preliminary until published as a full manuscript in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.  You read that right, this study has not even been  peer-reviewed yet, It is just an abstract that was presented to AHA meeting

So if fasting has been a beneficial part of your nutritional tool belt, keep doing it! If you want to learn more about how to effectively implement fasting into your daily routine in a safe and effective manner, download my free guide to fasting on my website.

#intermittentfasting #intermittent #healthmyths #mythsvsfacts

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