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Tim Ferriss has poked at the positive effects of intermittent fasting on cancer/health/longevity a bit. I found this interview with Dominic D'Agostino very info

by mabcat 10y ago

Tim Ferriss has poked at the positive effects of intermittent fasting on cancer/health/longevity a bit. I found this interview with Dominic D'Agostino very informative: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/11/03/dominic-dagostino/ http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/11/03/dominic-dagostino/ Also: http://fourhourworkweek.com/2008/03/02/postponing-death-caloric-restriction-vs-intermittent-fasting-part-1/ http://fourhourworkweek.com/2008/03/02/postponing-death-calo...

sogen 10y ago
Sounds good, how old is he? 80? 90?
cableshaft 10y ago
What he argues makes some sense, but his total dismissal of IF paired with low-carb seemed counter-productive. "The one question that remains unanswered is whether or not the intermittent fast followed in a low-carbohydrate way will lead to these same problems. To me, that point is kind of moot. Why? Because I looked at the IF as a strategy that allowed me to eat a lot of high carb foods that I would normally avoid and not pay the health consequences for it. If I’m going to limit myself to low-carb foods, why go on the IF? I can get the same results just following a regular, whole-food, low-carb diet without having to eat only every other day." Okay, so you only care about IF if it lets you indulge in high-carbohydrate food, so you aren't even going to try to determine if your thermogenesis argument holds for people doing both IF and low carb? Considering I'm currently doing a low-carb diet and using mild IF (basically skipping breakfasts and not eating after ~8pm, so roughly 14-16 hours fasting most days) to try to break my weight plateaus and meet my weight loss goals, that paragraph, while valid (and I'm glad he shared it), rubbed me the wrong way and doesn't give me any information to help me determine whether I should be skipping that meal or not.
- jwdunne 10y ago
  I was reading a blog post by Dr Jason Fung that compared LCHF with IF. Conclusion was that LCHF is around 70% as effective as IF on insulin levels. You are still maintaining a low insulin level even on eating day, with a significant drop on fasting days. This should, by logic, have greater impact on insulin sensitivity due to long periods of low insulin levels. His whole blog is quite interesting. His book, The Obesity Code, is a great and easy read. https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/power-comparison-fasting-vs-low-carb-fasting-26/ https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/power-comparison-fast...
  - cableshaft 10y ago
    Thanks for the suggestion. I've heard of it, and plan on reading it eventually, just haven't found the time yet.

by mabcat 10y ago

sogen 10y ago

Sounds good, how old is he? 80? 90?

cableshaft 10y ago

What he argues makes some sense, but his total dismissal of IF paired with low-carb seemed counter-productive. "The one question that remains unanswered is whether or not the intermittent fast followed in a low-carbohydrate way will lead to these same problems. To me, that point is kind of moot. Why? Because I looked at the IF as a strategy that allowed me to eat a lot of high carb foods that I would normally avoid and not pay the health consequences for it. If I’m going to limit myself to low-carb foods, why go on the IF? I can get the same results just following a regular, whole-food, low-carb diet without having to eat only every other day." Okay, so you only care about IF if it lets you indulge in high-carbohydrate food, so you aren't even going to try to determine if your thermogenesis argument holds for people doing both IF and low carb? Considering I'm currently doing a low-carb diet and using mild IF (basically skipping breakfasts and not eating after ~8pm, so roughly 14-16 hours fasting most days) to try to break my weight plateaus and meet my weight loss goals, that paragraph, while valid (and I'm glad he shared it), rubbed me the wrong way and doesn't give me any information to help me determine whether I should be skipping that meal or not.

jwdunne 10y ago
I was reading a blog post by Dr Jason Fung that compared LCHF with IF. Conclusion was that LCHF is around 70% as effective as IF on insulin levels. You are still maintaining a low insulin level even on eating day, with a significant drop on fasting days. This should, by logic, have greater impact on insulin sensitivity due to long periods of low insulin levels. His whole blog is quite interesting. His book, The Obesity Code, is a great and easy read. https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/power-comparison-fasting-vs-low-carb-fasting-26/ https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/power-comparison-fast...
- cableshaft 10y ago
  Thanks for the suggestion. I've heard of it, and plan on reading it eventually, just haven't found the time yet.