In Type -2 diabetes patients an intermittent fasting of 8/16 hours resulted in more weight loss a study shows. These patients who volunteered for the research ate whatever they wanted in 8 hours window (and 16 hours fasting) and lost more weight than the people who cut their calorie intake by 25%

Fasting for 2 days per week :This is also known as 5:2 diet. Fasting two days a week with restricted calorie intake is the idea here

Meals skipping : Skipping meals -This is spontaneous dieting. There are no scheduled hours to fast. One can skip meals when stomach feels still full