The Intermittent Fasting Programme is a structured, medically-guided approach to when you eat, used to support weight management, insulin sensitivity and metabolic health. Rather than a fad, it is set up and supervised as a personalised time-restricted eating pattern – most commonly a daily eating window such as 16:8, and sometimes other patterns – matched to your health, routine and goals.
Intermittent fasting is genuinely not for everyone, so careful screening comes first. Done well and for the right person it can be effective and sustainable; done wrong, or by the wrong person, it can cause harm – which is why we assess suitability before starting.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the programme work?
After a health assessment, a suitable fasting pattern and eating window are chosen and introduced gradually, with attention to nutrition quality inside the window and regular reviews to check it is working and well tolerated.
What are the common patterns?
Time-restricted eating (such as 16:8 or 14:10), and less commonly the 5:2 or alternate-day approaches. The pattern is matched to the individual.
Who is it for?
Adults seeking weight management or better metabolic and insulin health who are suitable on screening.
Who should avoid it?
People with type 1 diabetes or on insulin or sulfonylureas (risk of low blood sugar), pregnant or breastfeeding women, anyone with a history of an eating disorder, those who are underweight, children and adolescents, and some people on particular medications – all need medical screening first.
Is fasting quality or timing more important?
Both – the eating window controls timing, but what you eat within it still decides the result, so nutrition quality is planned alongside the schedule.
