India, Feb. 19 -- Intermittent fasting has become an increasingly popular dieting habit in recent times. As the name suggests, it is an eating plan that switches between eating and fasting on a regular schedule.

According to the Johns Hopkins Medicine website, the system works by prolonging the time period between meals, which provides the body the opportunity to burn through the calories consumed in the last meal and start burning fat.

A number of health benefits have been linked with intermittent fasting. These include:

However, one should approach intermittent fasting with care to avoid starving and harming their health, rather than improving it. Taking to Instagram on February 17, American board-certified gastroenterologist Dr Pala...