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4. Lower Fat Stores

Our bodies utilize sugar first for energy, storing the excess as glycogen in the liver and muscles as fat. Intermittent fasting encourages the body to burn up more fat cells for fuel. Authors of a 2016 study in the Journal of Translational Medicine reported that an IF program with an eight-hour eating window, along with resistance training, could decrease fat mass while maintaining muscle mass.

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