13 Best Fasting Books

Jason Fung presents his account of obesity, emphasizing hormonal regulation and insulin alongside food choices and meal timing. He critiques conventional dietary explanations and argues for changes in eating patterns, including intermittent fasting, as part of his proposed approach.

Fung and Jimmy Moore explain intermittent, alternate-day, and extended fasting through their proposed approach to nutrition and metabolic health. The guide discusses different schedules, managing hunger, common questions, and the practical challenges involved in adopting fasting routines.

Gin Stephens describes her experience with intermittent fasting and presents an approach based on changing meal timing rather than eliminating favorite foods. Practical discussions address eating windows, habits, and the challenges of maintaining the author’s proposed routine.

Brad Pilon presents an intermittent fasting program built around occasional breaks from eating of approximately twenty four hours. He explains his reasoning, discusses flexibility and ordinary eating between fasts, and connects the approach with his views on weight management.

Gin Stephens explains her approach to intermittent fasting, including a twenty eight day introduction for beginners. Discussions of eating schedules, mindset, and adapting a routine accompany her interpretation of research and an extensive section answering common questions.

Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer present their intermittent fasting approach, combining ordinary eating with restricted intake on two days each week. This revised edition adds recipes, research discussions, and material on dieting psychology to their explanation of the program.

Brian Stanton combines ketogenic eating with intermittent fasting in a guide featuring one hundred recipes. Explanations of the proposed dietary approach accompany high fat, low carbohydrate meals, preparation tips, and discussions of common challenges when changing eating routines.

Valter Longo presents his research-informed approach to eating and aging, including a largely plant-based diet and periodic fasting-mimicking regimens. The book explains his proposed nutritional principles and supplies recipes and plans intended to support long-term health.

Jean LaMantia compares intermittent fasting schedules and explains her approach to incorporating them into daily life. Meal plans, fifty recipes, and answers to common questions accompany discussions of adapting eating windows and managing the challenges of maintaining a routine.

Becky Gillaspy introduces several intermittent fasting schedules and explains how she proposes fitting them into everyday life. Meal plans and recipes emphasize lower carbohydrate meals, while questions and practical discussions address eating windows, exercise, and maintaining the routine.

Will Cole outlines a flexible four week intermittent fasting program, connecting changes in eating schedules with his concept of metabolic flexibility. The book combines his health arguments with guidance intended to help readers recognize hunger patterns and adjust routines.

Fung, Megan Ramos, and Eve Mayer combine explanations of intermittent fasting with personal experiences and practical guidance. Their program addresses common questions, habits, and individual responses, proposing ways to integrate fasting into daily routines and social life.

Petra Bracht and Mira Flatt combine a sixteen hour fasting schedule with plant based meals. Their guide explains the authors' dietary approach and provides vegan recipes, addressing how to organize eating windows while following a wholly plant based diet.