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12 Things You Need To Know Before Trying Intermittent FastingAuthor:
February 10, 2025
mbg Nutrition & Health Writer
By Eliza Sullivan
mbg Nutrition & Health Writer
Eliza Sullivan is a food writer and SEO editor at mindbodygreen. She writes about food, recipes, and nutrition—among other things. She studied journalism at Boston University.
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February 10, 2025
We’ve talked a lot about intermittent fasting, so we rounded up the top tips for helping you start a fasting routine and successfully use it to boost your health:
1. Identify your goals before you startWith the many potential benefits of intermittent fasting, there are plenty of reasons to try. It’s important to ask yourself what your individual goals are for the diet before you start.
Are you looking to promote healthy aging, kill cravings, or to use this as a way to reach a healthier weight? Different goals will lend themselves to different plans, so knowing what you hope to get from fasting will help you pick the best plan.
