And since it causes far less muscle loss than
continuous calorie restriction, it's the safest method for trimming body fat in athletes.
Intermittent Fasting has been reported to cause less muscle loss among those who tried it over those that chose to go with
a continuous calorie restriction method.
One review study also showed that intermittent fasting caused less muscle loss than
continuous calorie restriction (13).
In recent years researchers have focused on a strategy known as intermittent fasting as a promising alternative to
continuous calorie restriction.