Fasting

Muscle loss during short-term fasting →

Published July 3, 2015  ·  All posts on Jul 3  ·  ,

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Ned Kock's "Health Correlator"

When the body is running short on glycogen, it becomes increasingly reliant on fat as a source of energy, sparing muscle tissue. That is, it burns fat, often in the form of ketone bodies, which are byproducts of fat metabolism. This state is known as ketosis. There is evidence that ketosis is a more efficient state from a metabolic perspective (Taubes, 2007, provides a good summary), which may be why many people feel an increase in energy when they fast.

~ Ned Kock from, Muscle loss during short-term fasting

slip:4ubomu1.

ɕ

Inflammation and intermittent fasting →

Published April 4, 2015  ·  All posts on Apr 4  ·  ,

This entry is part 12 of 25 in the series M. Eades' Blog

These posts, particularly the one on inflammation, inspired a host of questions on whether intermittent fasting decreases inflammation. Based on my knowledge of the medical literature on inflammation and intermittent fasting I’m pretty sure that it does. A recent paper presents data indicating that it indeed does.

The April 2007 issue of Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism includes an article on the positive changes in inflammatory markers brought about by the intermittent fasting Muslims undergo during Ramadan.

~ Michael Eades from, «http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/intermittent-fasting/inflammation-and-intermittent-fasting/»

ɕ

Fast way to better health →

Published March 11, 2015  ·  All posts on Mar 11  ·  ,

This entry is part 8 of 25 in the series M. Eades' Blog

When researchers restrict the caloric intake of a group of lab animals to about 30 to 40 percent of that of their ad libitum (all they want to eat) fed counterparts, they find that the calorically restricted animals live 30 percent or so longer, don’t develop cancers, diabetes, heart disease, or obesity. These calorically restricted (CR) animals have low blood sugar levels, low insulin levels, good insulin sensitivity, low blood pressure and are, in general, much healthier than the ad lib fed animals.

~ Michael Eades from, «http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/intermittent-fasting/fast-way-to-better-health/»

ɕ