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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are real doctors at real research universities (Harvard, Johns Hopkins, USC, etc.) doing real research on the health and weight benefits of fasting.

It is providing real relief as in reversing diabetes and fighting cancer.

I really wish all of you people who are panicked by discussions of fasting would read some of the medical literature or even look for ted talks on this.

Peace.[/quote]

If you have diabetes and your doctor tells you to fast for some period of time, fine. I have yet to see a person on this thread who says that she is engaging in a fast on doctor's orders, or with a doctor's advice. I see people encouraging each other on as a way to lose weight and insisting they've never had such a clear mind, or such a skinny body.

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^ But I'll ask: Are any of you doing this at the urging of your doctor? Do you talk to your doctor about your eating patterns? Do the doctors tell you it's a good idea to go 48 hours without eating? Which doctor told you that, if so?

And are you fasting for some reason other than weight loss or weight maintenance? I'm not saying do you experience secondary benefits - like the mental clarity and feeling of control some of you have mentioned - but if you stopped losing weight, or stopped maintaining your weight, would you keep going two full days without eating?[/quote]

Doctors don't really care what you're doing as long as you are staying healthy.  If not fasting caused my weight to inch up and my blood sugar numbers to go up then that is when my doctor would say something via some sort of prescribed drug.

Is Metformin healthier than controlling your diet naturally?  I don't think that it is.  I think that you are far, far, far better off keeping your blood sugar levels at a good level through your diet.  If fasting helps you to achieve that, then all the better.

I do a 36 hour fast once a week, sometimes twice a week AND I eat low carb.  Works for me.[/quote]

If you are dealnig with diabetes, and yur doctor knows what you're doing, that's your business

My concern is about the people doing this because they want to stay skinny. I worry that people on this board are encouraging them to do things that will hurt them mentally and physically. But I'm beating a dead horse now. We're all adults.[/quote]

I think you might be surprised to find that many of us who fast aren’t skinny and not obsessed with weight/looks. I was 50 lbs overweight (so well into obesity) and starting to have health impacts. Weight Watchers didn’t work, even though I think I did it with fidelity. More exercise didn’t work. So I tried fasting and it worked. I told my doctor what I was doing and she said she’d been hearing more and more about it and would be interested to see how it went for me over time. I am still plump. I probably eat too many potatoes and too many desserts, but if I don’t fast I can’t regularly eat those things and I have to obsess about all my calories. I get no high, no joy, no control from fasting. It’s just a part of my week, and not one I think about too much. But you know what? I plan to grow old, and meet my grandchildren someday. If skipping a few meals a week gets me there I’m happy to do it.[/quote]

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