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[quote=Anonymous]It is often used as a weight loss program, but intermittent fasting is actually a means of improving your health by increasing your body's expression of the SIRT1 gene which in turn increases autophagy (cellular repair), lowers IGF1 (linked to cancer), increases insulin sensitivity (which fights most of the metabolic syndrome disorders, including diabetes and high triglycerides.)

IF can also be used for weight loss as it is a relatively painless weigh to restrict calories while protecting your lean muscle mass.  500 calories one day and 1500 calories the next obviously average to 1000 a day but having higher calories every other day prevents your metabolism from shutting down on you.

The key to whether IF or any other diet is healthy depends on what you actually eat.  Lean protein, green leafy veggies, low sugar fruit, and so forth makes for a very healthy diet.  500 calories consisting of 1 and a half snickers bars would be atrocious, but would not be the fault of the IF methodology.[/quote]

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