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So, basically intermittent fasting is keeping yourself away from eating at least 10 hours a day and you also have to maintain a calorie deficit diet in your eating time. It is allowed to drink water and non calories drink in fasting time.
In the most basic since, yes. However, as stated above, the minimum fasting duration is typically 16 hours/day.
Remember, IF is not a diet but a protocol that limits the number of hours you get to eat. For many, that alone can provide a significant aid in achieving your dieting goals.
Where IF is unique is in you lifestyle where ordinary diets end. IF goes a step further by placing your body in a higher state of metabolic efficiency. Simply stated, it provides many other valuable health benefits far beyond just your diet. This is what makes it so popular.