Comments on: 10 Intermittent Fasting Benefits + Who Shouldn’t Try It

By: alexandre

alexandre — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 04:27:22 +0000

hello.. I do intermittent fasting for almost 1 year. I lose like 10 kg . I use to do my exercises fasting in the morning . then I tried the gladiator diet , it’s like eating 1 huge meal on a window of 3 hours.. then I fast until the 24 hs. I think i was addicted in stay without eating, like a compulsive behavior. more I been without good, more I wanna be without food. then , like 2 months ago, I start to feel numbness on my feet and tingling on hands .. I feel very worry about.. go to a neurologist and get some tests.. I discovered a hereditary neurologic disease named by charcot Marie tooth. it’s a rare disease that affects 1 in 2500 people. I stop completely the if and start to blame myself.. I think if trigger that disease on me. I looked for some research about that, but I didn’t found anything specific related that link this disease and if, just one article that mention the relation between if and hereditary disease… so I wanna warning you guys about the unknown dangerous of IF. .. if I can back in time, I’ll never do IF again.. be careful mates..

By: larry boyle

larry boyle — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 17:45:43 +0000

PLEASE COMMENT ON
DAILY EATING WINDOW OF 4 TO 10 PM
GOOD OR BAD.

By: John

John — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00:57 +0000

Well written and thorough article. I try and do 1 intermittent fast once per week. I aim for 18-20 hours. I stick with lots of water and a couple cups of black coffee to get me through it.

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By: Roderick Beck

Roderick Beck — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 17:50:16 +0000

Intermittent fasting does not work by directly reducing toxins. It encourages autophagy, which is the body’s garbage collection and recycling mechanism. Aging results in cellular garbage build up as autophagy declines.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 11:47:12 +0000

I do 16/8 or 18/6. It does work! I combine it with no sugar and very little carbs. 25% protein, and I eat healthy fats as well. Forget your weight benefits… go take your blood test after three months of your 16/8. You’ll see… perfect. 16/8 allows your body to get rid of toxins, digest, relax… not eat… just chill.

By: Alejandra Viviescas

Alejandra Viviescas — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 16:19:16 +0000

I am very curious as to why you do not aprove on skiping breakfast. I am doing 16/8 intermittent fasting everyday and I am very pleased with the way I feel, I am skiping breakfast though, so I really want to know why you don’t think it’s the best approach.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 06:45:41 +0000

It works!!! I literally eat anything. A mix of healthy KETO type choices (organic meats, kale, no carbs) to… definite obvious and hidden junky ones (rice, tofu, oat meal and pizza) I do 18/6 protocol 7 days a week. 40 lbs lost over three years. I never count a calorie. My blood tests at 53 are that of a 23 year old athelete. Great article.

By: Dormer

Dormer — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:02:45 +0000

Fasting every 3 days applies to mice. This program requires 5 days in humans.

By: Justagirl

Justagirl — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 05:00:52 +0000

The Author writes

You can also do the 5:2 protocol while you’re at it, which means to do a 24 hour fast two days a week (separated by at least one day)

By: David

David — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 21:33:16 +0000

One wonders that if eating only two meals per day (during a 6-8 hour interval of time) is better than eating three, perhaps eating only one per day or none on certain days (e.g. the 5:2 plan) could have even stronger effects, as long as it’s sustainable and you’re able to get enough nutrients. This may be particularly true for specific benefits e.g. weight loss, or cognitive effects.

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 15:39:52 +0000

I normally weigh just a bit more than 160 pounds. I tried a 4:3 diet where I ate unrestricted for four days a week and limited my diet to 600 calories on three days: Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. My weight slowly dropped to 152 pounds over a period of 14 months. I noticed no particular improvement in health, cognition or fitness during that time. However, I had to quit when my weight got to its minimum because I began feeling weak, nearly to weak to walk. Now I do time restricted eating, using an 8 hour (or less some days) window for my meals, plus I fast for 3 to 5 days, every six months, as recommended by Dr. Valter Longo, to enhance my immune system. I seem to maintain my normal weight this way and feel fairly well on this plan.

By: D. W.

D. W. — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:36:14 +0000

Well written article with plenty of published research to back up your claims…however, how did you surmise that a 5:2 plan is the most optimal way to IF? Any studies, even case studies, to demonstrate this?

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:16:37 +0000

In reply to Lorn. Protein and carb restriction have certain benefits, but it's also calorie restriction in general.

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 20:04:31 +0000

In reply to Brett. No, I updated post

By: Wideman

Wideman — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 04:57:32 +0000

With the 5:2 protocol for fasting should the fasting days be two consecutive days or should there be a few days in between

By: Brett

Brett — Sun, 21 Aug 2016 11:04:25 +0000

so this is saying: eat normal 5 days a week, but two days a week eat less than 700 calories total in either the early morning or evening… but consume nothing but water between the hours of 8am to 6pm?

By: Lorn

Lorn — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 03:20:37 +0000

Would eating fat during intermittent fasting be as beneficial (as bulletproof people espouse)?

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 17:08:02 +0000

In reply to Oskar. Fixed

By: Oskar

Oskar — Sat, 13 Aug 2016 15:01:46 +0000

“In a study involving mice, increased insulin resistance was observed in the intermittent fasting mice compared to mice following a normal eating pattern”

Isn’t insulin resistance something we’d like to avoid? And the summary of the linked study was mostly about IF worsening the health of hypercholesterolemic mice although there was mentioned that regular field mice had opposite outcomes.

By: Joseph M. Cohen

Joseph M. Cohen — Fri, 12 Aug 2016 00:54:54 +0000

In reply to JOE WILLS. 700-800 is total

By: Mint

Mint — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:56:09 +0000

People with circadian rhythm issues
People who have neuroendocrine issues and glutamate excitotoxicity, although following my approach will minimize the down side

those two i didnt understand!

By: JOE WILLS

JOE WILLS — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 23:59:32 +0000

Love this thank you! Are the 7-800 calories net of exercise? (Burn 1000 cycling plus consume 800 =1800 calories) Or burn 1000 calories consume 800 = -200 deficit.