Here are a few articles on the subject that give a little more insight... Why I chose to do the intermittent fasting and low carb health fat eating is weight loss plus improving my blood labs to get me out of the pre-diabetic diagnosis. I figured if it can reverse type 2 diabetes it can certainly help me improve my health 🙃

-- Intermittent fasting and gut microbiota: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6924599/
-- What science says about intermittent fasting and the gut microbiome:
https://insight.microba.com/blog/what-science-says-about-intermittent-fasting-and-the-gut-microbiome/
-- 9 Potential Intermittent Fasting Side Effects: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-side-effects
-- Dr Jay Wortman Diabetes Remission is Surprisingly Simple!