^^^ Does fasting help with weight loss differently than just calorie restriction and helping you eat in a calorie deficit?
Yes.
Fasting will fix your insulin resistance. Standard CICO can do that too, but fasting is far more optimized and the results will be much quicker.
It can help with GI issues, bloating, etc since your digestive system isn’t constantly being bombarded.
Fasting preserves lean tissue better over time, assuming you are in ketosis. (see Dr. Jason Fung’s talks on youtube)
If you wanna get more nerdy, fasting down-regulates mTOR down and keeps it down for long periods of time, which has been proven to help with longevity. (see Valter Longo’s research)