Intermittent Fasting Diet Literature Review Studies indicate that insulin resistance, which features in type 2 diabetes improves as one restricts calories (Grajower & Horne, 2019). When an individual goes through a period of fasting, sensitivity towards insulin increases while the levels of insulin in the body decline. As this happens, an individual experiences improved fasting. The postprandial glucose levels also improve in the body. Additionally, when insulin induces the growth of adipose tissue, the propensity to gain weight declines with prospects for weight loss. Intermittent Fasting and Weight Loss Frequent intermittent fasting influences weight loss, especially when there is high frequency. An early study concerning the health effects of fasting hypothesizes that fasting can ameliorate some major effects resulting from weight