Rick Hoffman reveals intermittent fasting, keto diet and giving up alcohol behind his weight loss after fans praise the Suits alum's slimmer look

Rick Hoffman is winning hearts. The Suits alum had recently posted a picture on Instagram where his slimmed-down figure caught attention.The comment section had curious fans who wanted an insight in the television star’s weightloss journey.A fan commented, “May I ask your secret for weight loss? You look great” to which 56-year-old Rick replied, “intense intermittent fasting and keto diet. No alcohol.”The actor posted himself in a white button-down shirt. His Suits co-star Sarah Rafferty also commented with heart eyed and flame emojis.Other fans wrote a number of good comments like:“Bro finally became Harvey.”Someone else wrote : “You look terrific.

Congratulations.”Many had referenced his character Louis Litt, as one expressed their humour as “You just got Litt up”.Although Rick has drawn attention regarding his physical transformation, he had been working on his health for quite some time.What is intermittent fasting?According to the Harvard Health Publishing, intermittent fasting is a slightly different approach to diet which mainly focuses on when you eat instead of what.

"Recent research has found that intermittent fasting has a similar or even modest benefit over traditional calorie-restriction dieting for weight loss," said Dr. Frank Hu, a professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health as reported by Harvard Publishing."But perhaps its main advantage is its simplicity, making it easier to follow compared with other weight-loss plans.”Short-term studies suggest that people stick to intermittent fasting as well as or better than they do to other dietary habits.Several randomized trials have found that intermittent fasting leads to modest weight loss and may reduce risk factors linked to heart disease, including diabetes, high blood pressure, unhealthy blood lipid levels, and inflammation.Intermittent fasting stands for not eating for a designated period of time during the course of the day.

A number of ways are there to follow this fasting, but one of the most popular approaches is 16/8. Here a person will do all their eating in an eight-hour period like (from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) and then don't have food at all over the following 16 hours (in this case, from 6 p.m. until 10 a.m. the next day.But how will this kind of fast help one with weight loss?If one doesn't take food for a long period of time, it automatically puts the body in short-term ketosis, where the body burns fat for energy.This type of fasting has been associated with a number of health benefits like reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as obesity, high blood sugar, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.Many researchers disclose that it might be helpful in a healthier gut microbiome, with possible improved digestion and protection against infections.How different is the ketogenic diet?The ketogenic diet on the other hand decides how much carbohydrates your body will take.

It is a low carb, high fat diet that offers many health benefits.As per the National Institute of Health, keto diet promotes a metabolic shift from glucose utilization to ketone production, supporting every need during carbohydrate restriction.But any of the above mentioned diets should be approached under medical supervision.