Why you should starve yourself a little bit each day

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by evo_9 • 13 years ago

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cmaher• 13 years ago

I'd be interested in seeing a follow-up study on how this affects things like BMI, muscle gain/loss, vitamin/mineral retention, etc. From what I learned in bio/nutrition, I would assume that the body isn't able to effectively make use of the food consumed in this limited window. Some problems I see with this are:

Gluconeogenesis converts proteins to glucose to fat resulting, in reduced effective amino acid intake.

The digestive tract doesn't have enough enzymes, reception sites, etc. to actually store/make use all of the vitamins/minerals consumed.

It's hard to eat a proper amount of food and nutrients in a small window of time. Depending on fiber intake (which decreases appetite), it can be even harder.

rsbrown• 13 years ago

I'm curious -- what's the prevailing methodology for defining the "proper amount of food and nutrients" for an individual?

Why you should starve yourself a little bit each day

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