This method is supposed to help you lose weight: The Coburg chief physician Prof. Dr. Johannes Kraft recommends the 3×16 method. In this article we reveal what’s behind it and why it doesn’t just improve your weight.
Intermittent Fasting: Get rid of belly fat with the 3×16 method
Unhealthy fats and proteins are only burned if no carbohydrates are consumed for at least twelve hours. Specifically, a 3×16 fast means that no carbohydrates are allowed to be consumed on at least three days per week for a period of 16 hours each. For example, you can skip breakfast or dinner on these days.
On the other days you can eat normally. But in order to successfully and consistently avoid carbohydrates, you have to know where they are found:
All grain products such as bread, muesli and flakes
All fruits, fruit juices and sodas
Alcohol and any kind of sugar
milk, potatoes and rice products
Processed products such as sausage or finished products
Play it safe with these products, which are guaranteed to contain no or hardly any carbohydrates:
Lettuce, cucumber and Chinese cabbage
Broccoli, zucchini, oils and nuts
Lactose-free dairy products such as hard cheese, eggs, fish and lean, unbreaded meat or ham
Seitan, lupins and tofu
For most people, the easiest thing to do is to drink only black coffee, tea, or water in the morning three times a week and skip the rest of breakfast. If carbohydrates were last consumed at 9 p.m. in the evening, fat burning does not start again until 9 a.m. In order for belly fat to be burned to a relevant extent, carbohydrates should not be eaten again until 1 p.m. at the earliest. Alternatively, instead of breakfast, dinner can be omitted. All that matters is that you get a 16-hour carbohydrate break.
The 3×16 method has a preventative effect against diabetes. But even if you already have diabetes, you can benefit from this fasting method. A significant reduction in the medication required is often achieved. However, before you start fasting, you should discuss your approach with your doctor. A fasting guide for diabetes can also be supportive. However, you don’t have to do without the enjoyment and joy of eating with friends and family. On the days when you are not fasting, you can eat normally.
Previous successes of the 3 x 16 method
Prof. Dr. Johannes Kraft observed benefits of “3 x 16” intermittent fasting are many. In addition to reducing abdominal fat and reducing insulin resistance, there are some other positive effects that should not be ignored. These are the advantages of the method:
Fast visible and noticeable success
Great reduction in belly fat
Physical and mental performance improvement
Simple fasting method that is individually adaptable
No ping pong effect
According to the current state of science, the risk of vascular diseases, dementia and certain types of cancer is reduced
The method costs nothing
Prof. Dr. The fasting method developed by Kraft and his team has been proven to be successful. Every year around 300 patients come to Prof. Dr. Kraft, who also gives lectures on the subject to around a thousand listeners a year. The success speaks for itself: the method is successful in over 80 percent of the subjects. Due to this high success rate, it is not only disseminated by patients, but also by doctors and universities.