Is the OMAD diet safe?

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OMAD: One Meal a Day

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intermittent fasting diets have become increasingly popular

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as a way to lose weight and potentially improve health.

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The OMAD diet is essentially an extreme version of a time-restricted intermittent fasting diet

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the OMAD diet have potential drawbacks as well

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