Key Takeaways

The OMAD diet involves eating one meal a day within a single one-hour window.

The diet can cause issues like low energy, dizziness, and problems concentrating.

Speak with a healthcare provider before starting the OMAD diet.

The one meal a day (OMAD) diet is extreme intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting involves restricting your eating periods to certain times, usually to burn more fat and lose weight. People who follow the OMAD diet fast for 23 hours and then consume all of their daily calories and nutrients in a single meal during the remaining hour.

While many people do lose weight while on the OMAD diet, it can have negative impacts on your mind and body.

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Impact On Your Mind and Body

Long periods of fasting can significantly damage bot

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