Fasting can improve overall health
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Fasting can improve overall health
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#2Before anyone breathlessly gushes about their life-changing fasting regime, remember that this study was done on mice.
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#3Before anyone breathlessly gushes about their life-changing fasting regime, remember that this study was done on mice.
And for only 24 hours of fasting. I wish we could get more scientific literature on the 16:8 fasting cycle.
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#4Before anyone breathlessly gushes about their life-changing fasting regime, remember that this study was done on mice.
And for only 24 hours of fasting. I wish we could get more scientific literature on the 16:8 fasting cycle.
Mice have fast metabolism, so 24 hours of fasting for them is more than 24 hours for us.
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#5I only have anecdotal evidence but occasional 24 hour fasts seem to reset my appetite in a way that makes me less hungry throughout the day. The easiest way to do it is to start after lunch - and have a late lunch the next day.
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#7Before anyone breathlessly gushes about their life-changing fasting regime, remember that this study was done on mice.
Not only that, more often than not, it turns out that the original claims turn out to be false or negligible at best.
The latest weight fad was intermittent fasting. Turns out it isn't any better than any other weight loss regime.
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#8I only have anecdotal evidence but occasional 24 hour fasts seem to reset my appetite in a way that makes me less hungry throughout the day. The easiest way to do it is to start after lunch - and have a late lunch the next day.
Did it affect your sleep? I find that being hungry at night affects my sleep significantly.
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#9Before anyone breathlessly gushes about their life-changing fasting regime, remember that this study was done on mice.
Not only that, more often than not, it turns out that the original claims turn out to be false or negligible at best. The latest weight fad was intermittent fasting. Turns out it isn't any better than any other weight loss regime. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18537250
As the title says, it improves overall health. Nobody mentioned weight loss.
From the article, "...optimal fasting in a timed manner would be strategic to positively affect cellular functions and ultimately benefiting health and protecting against aging-associated diseases."
If you really want to lose weight - stop eating.
Re: Fasting can improve overall health
#10I only have anecdotal evidence but occasional 24 hour fasts seem to reset my appetite in a way that makes me less hungry throughout the day. The easiest way to do it is to start after lunch - and have a late lunch the next day.
Did it affect your sleep? I find that being hungry at night affects my sleep significantly.
The thing with fasting/low-carb is that once you are adapted it takes quite a bit more to "feel hungry". In fact the feeling is qualitatively different.
I eventually tried the low-carb (actual low-carb of It was like the scales fell from my eyes when I realized that much of what I thought was "hunger" my whole life was actually "addictive cravings" for carbohydrates. And I was really not a fan of grains and sugary stuff to begin with.