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How “intermittent fasting” trended on Hacker News

“Intermittent fasting” was mentioned 3,210 times on Hacker News between 2008 and 2026, peaking in Feb 2022 with 90 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “intermittent fasting” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “intermittent fasting”

1. 1.Intermittent fasting from dawn to sunset induces anticancer response 552 points · 364 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
2. 2.Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease [pdf] 297 points · 210 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
3. 3.Intermittent Fasting Is Gaining Acceptance 288 points · 169 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Jason Fung explains why intermittent fasting diets work 277 points · 327 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
5. 5.Intermittent fasting works – not only for weight loss but also for heart health 235 points · 206 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Intermittent fasting increases hippocampal neurogenesis in mice 211 points · 120 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
7. 7.The Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Human and Animal Health 202 points · 145 comments · 2015 · discuss on HN
8. 8.A beginner's guide to intermittent fasting (2012) 198 points · 192 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Intermittent fasting prompts anti-inflammatory response 197 points · 183 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
10. 10.A Guide to Intermittent Fasting 192 points · 73 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
11. 11.Intermittent fasting: The good things it did to my body 158 points · 148 comments · 2014 · discuss on HN
12. 12.Intermittent fasting in mice improves long-term memory retention 158 points · 138 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN

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