Posted on 08/02/2019 7:21:31 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
Time-restricted eating is one variation of a hot diet trend that also includes intermittent fasting. According to Krista Varady, an associate professor of nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago, there are several types of intermittent fasting, including one meal per day, the 5/2 method, which involves five feast days and two days with restricted calories, and alternate-day fasting.
"With alternate-day fasting, people typically lose 3 to 8 percent of their body weight over three to 12 months," Varady said. And it can work with both low- and high-fat diets.
Weight loss is not the only benefit. In a 2009 study, most of the study participants also saw reductions in the so-called "bad" LDL cholesterol and in blood pressure. Other studies show decreases in insulin resistance, which is associated with an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes. And diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease.
But those who use time-restricted eating can lose weight without restricting caloric intake, said Dr. Satchidananda Panda.
"The science and the benefits of time-restricted eating are very different from those of other forms of fasting," Panda said.
According to Panda, time-restricted eating is based on the science of circadian rhythms, which control every hormone.
Panda also has shown that fruit flies placed on a time-restricted eating plan have hearts that appear to be 20 to 30 percent younger than their age would suggest. Fruit fly hearts and human hearts are similar.
"It works by slightly reducing ATP producing proteins of mitochondria in the heart and keeping the mitochondria healthy, which reduces oxidative stress," Panda said, noting that time-restricted eating gives the body time to repair itself. "Most of our studies are showing that the effect is on multiple organs and on the central nervous system. It's a positive feedback loop.”
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
DR Berg is awesome! love his videos.
Is this diet plan Mr. Creosote approved?
“fasting is stupid” <-— Alert Alert Troll liberal here on FR! Obviously because only a liberal troll would make such a void statement.
Please take a look at “The Obesity Code” by Dr. Jason Fung. It will show you how and why calorie counting is a complete failure. There is nothing stupid about getting your body to access its own fat stores. The longest Doctor monitored fast with literally no ill effects was by Angus Barbieri who in 1970 did not eat for 382 days. There was no slowing of his metabolism. N0 starvation response whatsoever. He went from 465 pounds to 180 pounds.
I’m not the person that made that statement. I was responding to it.
In Keto 70% of calories must come from Fats, too much protein will trigger an insulin response.
You can choose to do “dirty Keto”, eating lots of bacon and cheese, but I wouldn’t advise it. Salmon and good grass-fed beef are my meats of choice. And make sure you watch your Omega-6 to Omega-3 fat ratios, too much Omega-6 results in inflammation. I take Omega-3 Supplements daily.
My wife has been on the Keto diet. Lost SO much weight. It was her idea. I don’t fat-shame people.
(People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones)
Low carb, no sugar, little/no sodium, almond flour, no fast food, no sugary drinks (including juice)...35 pounds gone, and I wasn’t that overweight in the first place...calories NEVER entered into the equation.
Once you have lost the weight it doesn’t need to “work” like before. At that point it comes down to calories in vs. calories out. This is especially true if you have increased your muscle mass and conditioning to the point that your BMR has raised significantly. And the studies show that after 2 years of those who had initial success with the Atkins diet less than 5% are even on those diets any more. They could not sustain it over time.
Fruit fly brains and those of humans on the left are similar, as well!
Hi circlecity!
I don’t agree with you and though there is great difficulty on the weight loss forums and Atkins and Keto Forums getting good information, I am satisfied that there are plenty of these people communicating with each other and sharing such similar experiences that we just cannot tell them that they aren’t “doing it right.” I would like to see the studies you referenced though I can agree that people are quitting the diet in fear and frustration and 95% would not surprise me.
I do not accept calories in/calories out as I am satisfied that theory has been debunked. But if you would be so kind as to read Dr. Fung’s book “The Obesity Code” and poke holes in it wherever you can, I would be so deeply grateful. Show me where we are going wrong. OK?
I don’t doubt that different nutrition strategies can manipulate the calories out side of the equation by their effect on the metabolism but the necessity of a caloric deficit to reduce body mass is a well established matter of chemistry and physics. You’ve got to burn more than you take in, period.
bkmk
Fair enough on the fat people. However there are health and spiritual benefits for disciplined normal-weighted people.
Fung easily and clearly shows the error of the calories in/calories out misconception. You’re not gonna read it are you?
...oh well.
That’s what I’ve told my wife...don’t let me get fat again because it’s so much easier to excercise and not overeat than it is to lose the weight!
I took a year to drop from 235 lbs to 195 lbs through intermittent fasting and 1 hour of excercise each day except Sunday.
It wasn’t fun all the time but I also didn’t ever feel like I was killing myself or that I hated my regimen. I’ve been asked by several people what my “secret” is and in every case except one, they become visibly deflated when I say, “No secret, just controlling my diet and exercising.”
I set a goal to be in the best shape of my life at 40 and I’m positioned to be there at the end of the year when my birthday comes. I start my 3-month fat cutting regimen on Monday and I am hoping to get down to 10% body fat.
I'm not saying that at all. How many calories are in each respective gram? How is your body processing them? What is your BMR? How many of each are you eating? Both, to some degree are essential. How much are you exercising? If you are going to engage in intense cardio you will need some carbs to fuel you. Michael Phelps eats over 12,000 calories a day when he's training, most of them carbs, yet he stays skinny as a rail. He needs those carbs to fuel his intense swimming regimen. He was also at an age when he probably still had a naturally high metabolism.
Good luck to you. It's difficult, especially at your age. Once you get down to about 15%, each percent after becomes increasingly very difficult. Especially if your aren't using any chemical "helpers". At 15% your abs will start showing - at 10% they look like speed bumps. Your energy will go down too as well as your strength. I like to do my cutting in the spring so I'll look good at the pool by the end of May. Yeah, I know, purely ego driven.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.