Intermittent fasting - health promotion

Team Leader

Dr Tanmay Bagade

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

One-line solution summary:

A massive public health campaign to promote intermittent fasting is needed to reduce over-consumption of food.

Pitch your solution.

Studies suggest that more than 20 percent of food made available for us is lost due to over-eating and waste. Over-consumption is the root problem of unequal food distribution globally and threatens sustainability. For several decades, our focus has been to increase food production or improve farming technology. Population growth and increasing life-expectancy means that existing food resources will not be sustainable in the future. Therefore, we have to start addressing the root problem of over-consumption of food. A simple health behavior change that can act as a solution to over-consumption, as well as reduce obesity epidemic is intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting means that we consume food only twice a day and eat only what is required for our minimum nutrition. Hundreds of studies have proved its health benefits. Massive global health campaigns are required to promote intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting is the way forward in food sustainability. Period!

What specific problem are you solving?

Over-consumption of food - over-eating and food waste. I am addressing food inequality.

What is your solution?

Intermittent fasting works by reducing over-eating and strategically changing health behavior. Eat only twice a day, eat less, eat healthy. Intermittent fasting has also shown significant effect on reducing obesity, cardio-vascular diseases, diabetes, and gastro-intestinal diseases.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Food is the basic necessity of life. If majority of global population practices intermittent fasting, there would be low wastage of food. There will be enough food for everyone. No one will sleep hungry. Less demand for food will enable low-resource countries to focus policies on other sectors such as health, economy and shelter. Agriculture techniques can focus on organic produce. The other benefit would be that there would be a drastic reduction in global burden of diseases.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Other

Explain how the problem, your solution, and your solution’s target population relate to the Challenge and your selected dimension.

I am providing a simple solution to multiple sustainable development goals such as food sustainability, health and hunger. If massive global health promotion is done, Intermittent fasting will have a long-term impact to several aspects of sustainability.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Newcastle NSW, Australia

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Concept: An idea being explored for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model based on that idea

Who is the primary delegate for your solution?

World Health Organisation

Partnership & Prize Funding Opportunities

Solution Team:

Dr Tanmay Bagade