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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is zero scientific evidence for losing weight via intermittent fasting.[/quote]

Funniest post of the day so far!  :lol:

You're eating fewer calories with longer periods of not eating, which enables your body to torch through your fat as a fuel source.  But hey, maybe the concept is too simple. [/quote]

No, poster is correct. The research is clear that intermittent fasting does not produce any significant weight loss beyond reducing calories and eating over longer periods of time.

However, intermittent fasting has other clear benefits. The body goes into autophagy during prolonged periods of rest from food consumption, so periods of fasting helps the body cleanse and rebuild at the cellular level. This happens in all of us when we fast during sleep, intermittent fasters simply extend the fast and give their bodies more time for this process.

For some people intermittent fasting makes it easier to stick to calorie reducing - for some people having 16 hours to eat is just too much temptation. For some people fasting helps regulate blood sugar- but for others it is dangerous and depending on other health conditions may be detrimental. As a migraineur, for instance, I must be careful when doing IF that I don’t trigger a headache and days of misery when I cannot exercise or sleep properly because of pain.

Everyone is different and many approaches work for different people. Why does it always have to be a competition? [/quote]

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