Fasting, Feasting & Metabolic Health

Course Description

Fasting is one of the most discussed topics in nutrition – but also one of the most misunderstood. This evidence-based course explores the physiology, clinical applications, risks, and real-world practice of fasting and feasting.

You’ll learn how different fasting protocols influence metabolism, body composition, glucose regulation, and cardiometabolic health, while developing the clinical reasoning needed to decide when fasting is appropriate, for whom, and how to implement it safely.

What You Will Learn

Module 1: The Science of Fasting

• Energy metabolism during fasting

• Hormonal and cellular adaptations

• AMPK, mTOR & autophagy

• Types of fasting and choosing the right protocol

• Nutrition during the feeding window

Module 2: Clinical Applications & Practical Counselling

• Fasting for obesity, diabetes, MASLD & metabolic syndrome

• Women’s health, exercise & muscle preservation

• Gut health and prolonged water fasting

• Religious fasting: Ramadan, Navratri, Ekadashi & Jain practices

• Refeeding, feasting, and evidence-based client counselling

Why Should You Join This Course?

• Understand the science behind fasting instead of relying on myths.

• Learn how to select the right fasting approach for different clients.

• Develop confidence in counselling clients with obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, fatty liver, and PCOS.

• Apply fasting safely across exercise, women’s health, religious fasting, and prolonged fasting using practical clinical examples.

• Build an evidence-based decision-making framework you can use in everyday nutrition practice.

About the Instructor

Tushita Jain is the Lead Nutrition Educator at Institute Nutrition (INC) and a Nutrition & Fitness Coach specializing in evidence-based nutrition education. She is passionate about translating complex physiology into practical, clinically applicable knowledge that empowers nutrition professionals to make confident, individualized recommendations.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Is this course suitable for beginners?

Yes. The course starts with the fundamentals of fasting physiology before progressing to clinical applications and client counselling.

2. Does the course cover intermittent fasting as well as religious fasting?

Yes. It includes time-restricted eating, 5:2 fasting, prolonged fasting, and practical nutritional guidance for Ramadan, Navratri, Ekadashi, and Jain fasting practices.

3. Will I learn how to recommend fasting to clients?

Absolutely. The course focuses on identifying who may benefit, who should avoid fasting, and how to individualize recommendations using scientific evidence.

4. Is the content evidence-based?

Yes. The lectures are built around current physiology, clinical research, and guideline-based nutrition, with a strong emphasis on distinguishing mechanisms from clinically meaningful outcomes.