Posted on 02/25/2024 8:42:57 PM PST by ConservativeMind
Cycles of a diet that mimics fasting can reduce signs of immune system aging, as well as insulin resistance and liver fat in humans, resulting in a lower biological age, according to a new study.
The FMD is a five-day diet high in unsaturated fats and low in overall calories, protein, and carbohydrates and is designed to mimic the effects of a water-only fast while still providing necessary nutrients and making it much easier for people to complete the fast.
The study analyzed the diet's effects in two clinical trial populations, each with men and women between the ages of 18 and 70. Patients who were randomized to the fasting-mimicking diet underwent 3–4 monthly cycles, adhering to the FMD for 5 days, then ate a normal diet for 25 days.
The FMD is comprised of plant-based soups, energy bars, energy drinks, chip snacks, and tea portioned out for 5 days as well as a supplement providing high levels of minerals, vitamins, and essential fatty acids. Patients in the control groups were instructed to eat either a normal or Mediterranean-style diet.
An analysis of blood samples from trial participants showed that patients in the FMD group had lower diabetes risk factors, including less insulin resistance and lower HbA1c results. Magnetic resonance imaging also revealed a decrease in abdominal fat as well as fat within the liver, improvements associated with a reduced risk of metabolic syndrome. In addition, the FMD cycles appeared to increase the lymphoid-to-myeloid ratio—an indicator of a more youthful immune system.
Further statistical analysis of the results from both clinical studies showed that FMD participants had reduced their biological age—a measure of how well one's cells and tissues are functioning, as opposed to chronological age—by 2.5 years on average.
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You lost me at energy drinks. They’re poison.
Yup. My favorite way to eat
Most are loaded with sugar and caffeine
I fast while asleep to stave off hunger.
However, with the FMD, when you’re 80 you’ll look 78.
I do it a couple times a year. Just did it last week. It’s much easier than full fasting which I’ve done occasionally for decades.
After a day or two FMD will increase apathogy which cleans up cell organelles. After 3 days apoptosis will kick in which gets rid of whole bad cells including those that are cancerous.
Just went over to youtube to view some videos on FMD.
First of all they say you shouldn’t do it unless you’re
healthy, such as:
in normal weight range
between 18-65 years old
have no medical conditions (pregnancy, eating disorder, diabetes, cancer, hbp, lbp, liver or kidney disease, autoimmune disease, neurodegenerative disease, cardiovascular conditions, ad infin.)
That right there rules out almost everyone with any incentive, or any need, to do any diet whatsoever.
Makes a good disclaimer, too. Covers most every conceivable liability factor.
Just knock off the sugar, cigarettes, alcohol; befriend your vegetables; do moderate exercise; check in with God regularly...and you should be ok.
Think you can get the same thing using Time Restricted Eating and NOT eating crap like: “plant-based soups, energy bars, energy drinks, chip snacks, and tea”!
Talk about eating garbage! Eat meat, eggs, cheese, high-animal protein foods and saturated fats, but don’t do it 24/7.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2811116
I started by eating between noon and 6 pm. I’m now mostly eating between 3 and 6 pm. Close to OMAD (One Meal A Day). I figure it is OK to eat some carbs if I only do so once a day and eat them with plenty of meat and fat.
Seems to work well for me. In my mid-60s. Run and lift weights too.
The FMD diet that endorses protein bars and nut bars — seems to me a marketing ploy, with specific products and brands. Also, when they say soups, they don’t mean canned soup, at least I hope not. The list of ingredients on the average Campbell’s soup can is pretty scary.
The theory is sensible. Fasting is a good idea, overall. But if they’re selling something, I’d move on.
IMHO, fasting is easier.
I fast from Sunday evening until Friday evening every week. I stopped doing this in 2019 when I was recovering from surgery, then WFH and COVID came. I started again the first of this year, and I am loving it once again.
Thanks for the link.
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