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The Internet [abets / abounds] with all manner of diets and dietary advice. In recent years, much has been written about the benefits of intermittent fasting. This is [refining / confining] daily eating to an 8-hour window, leaving a 16-hour [gap / crevice] without any food. [Opponents / Proponents] of this dietary regimen say it improves metabolism and assists in cellular [disrepair / repair] . However, a new long-term study has [caste / cast] doubt on its merits. Researchers at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in China concluded that people [whom / who] restricted their eating [as / to] fewer than eight hours a day [faced / headed] a 91 per cent higher risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases than [those / them] who ate over 12 to 16 hours.

The researchers analyzed [datum / data] from about 20,000 adults over a six-year period. Lead researcher Dr Victor Wenze Zhong said he was taken [aback / back] by his findings. He said: "We were [surprising / surprised] to find that people who followed an eight-hour, time-restricted [eaten / eating] schedule were more [likely / likelihood] to die from cardiovascular disease." He added: "Our study's findings [discourage / encourage] a cautious, personalized approach to dietary recommendations, ensuring they are aligned [up / with] an individual's health status and the latest scientific [evidence / evidential] ." The Mayo Clinic observed [that / what] fasting has been popular for over 1,500 years. It advised that "Intermittent fasting can be safer with supervision from your [healthcare / healthy] team."