In mice, intermittent fasting has the occasional demonstrable benefit In humans, systematic review evidence indicates no benefit for intermittent fasting over continuous calorie restriction i.e. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4924195/ …https://twitter.com/bigfatsurprise/status/1040336313608810496 …
This is one excellent example of why an argument made largely using rodent studies is flawed from conception Unless your research is in people, what you're saying is mostly conjecture
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The same is true for arguments made using lab-bench data. They are useful in some cases, but certainly not for determining which is the most effective form of diet!
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All this being said, the systematic reviews do indicate that intermittent fasting is ~as effective as continuous calorie restriction~, which means that IF IT WORKS FOR YOU then it's a good option
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The problem is people advocating it as a catch-all solution, when really it's a very difficult way to lose weight
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