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The OMAD diet is an extreme form of intermittent fasting, strictly limiting daily food intake to just one meal. Outside this singular eating window, participants can only consume non-caloric beverages such as water, black coffee, or tea—totally disregarding other snacks to maintain a fasting state.
While OMAD can lead to weight loss, mainly because it naturally creates a calorie deficit, it comes with significant caveats for muscle builders. The meal frequency of just once a day implies your body receives protein only once, which hampers muscle growth since regular protein intake is crucial for signaling muscle synthesis.