WHAT HAPPENS WHEN...You start fasting

Riding the hunger wave could be a diet trick that works for you

- JENNY ROWE

Did you know that more than half of all Brits no longer eat three square meals a day, with 61%* of us preferring to skip breakfast? It's all down to the growing trend of intermittent fasting - when you limit food intake for set periods of time.

'Popular reasons to fast include weight management, improved focus and increased longevity,' says nutritionist Roxane Bakker at vitl.com. Yet it's not always easy. It helps to remember that 'fasting isn't a diet but a lifestyle,' adds Roxane. Find what works for you and you could gain life-enhancing benefits.

1 YOUR BODY SHAPE MAY CHANGE