How healthy is eating one meal a day? 

2/18/2026, 4:00:00 PM

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The One Meal a Day Diet, or OMAD, is a more extreme version of intermittent fasting that's been gaining in popularity. 
Its proponents say it can help people lose weight by eating a day’s worth of calories in a single meal. 
Family doctor and nutrition expert Dr. 
Mary Sco says there's little research suggesting that OMAD is more effective than other intermittent fasting diets. 
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