Fasting every other day can prompt more weight loss than simply cutting calories, a new clinical trial shows. People who undertook 4:3 intermittent fasting lost just under 8% of their body weight within a year, compared to a 5% loss among people who cut their daily calories by about a third, researchers reported Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine . Advertisement In 4:3 intermittent fasting, people restrict their calorie intake by 80% three days a week, alternating between days with no