![]() ![]() Here's what nutrition experts really think about the Warrior Diet, and everything you need to know before trying it out for yourself. You may be wondering whether it's safe or healthy for weight loss. It seems like a pretty restrictive eating plan. The focus is consuming very small portions of whole, minimally processed foods, like eggs, roasted meat, legumes, fruits, and raw greens, says Hannah Magee, RD, a nutritionist based in Canada. “Hofmekler’s original plan also had exercise suggestions built into it.” The diet revolves around very small "underfeeding" meals of dairy, eggs, fruits, and vegetables for 20 hours of the day and a four-hour "overfeeding" window.Įssentially, the Warrior Diet was a very early version of intermittent fasting and said to mimic ancient warriors' lifestyle of training and battling throughout the day and consuming a majority of their calories during the evening in one massive feast, says Joel Totoro, RD, a sports dietitian and the director of sports science at Thorne Research in Scottsdale, Arizona. He wrote a book about his journey on the Warrior Diet and the benefits he found. There are several iterations of this, such as the 16:8 diet, the 5:2 diet, and the Warrior Diet.Ĭonsidered a more extreme form of IF, the Warrior Diet was originally created by Ori Hofmekler, a former member of the Israeli Special Forces. Intermittent fasting (IF) involves abstaining from food during certain periods of time throughout the day. For centuries, fasting has been practiced for religious, cultural, and health reasons, so it's no surprise that it has gone mainstream as a weight-loss method in recent years.
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