Is intermittent fasting going to kill you?

Published: May 25, 2024, 5 a.m.

News stories earlier in the year appeared to suggest that time restricted eating \u2013 where you consume all your meals in an 8 hour time window \u2013 was associated with a 91% increase in the risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

But is this true? Tim Harford looks into the claim with the help of Cardiologist Dr Donald Lloyd-Jones, chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University in the US.

Presenter: Tim Harford\nProducer: Debbie Richford\nSeries producer: Tom Colls\nProduction coordinator: Brenda Brown\nSound mix: Nigel Appleton \nEditor: Richard Vadon