India, Jan. 11 -- Intermittent fasting is often regarded as a valuable tool for weight loss and dieting. Many health influencers and experts often recommend intermittent fasting to individuals seeking to lose weight and burn excess fat. However, it is worth considering whether it works equally well for men and women.

In an Instagram post shared on January 8, Dr Emily Prpa, PhD, nutrition scientist, highlighted how intermittent fasting doesn't land the same on female bodies as it does on male ones - especially if you're young, training, stressed, and menstruating.

Dr Emily shared the video on intermittent fasting as a part of her series on wellness habits that don't work the same for women as they do for men. According to her, in women, ...