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you're not concerned about longer term metabolic effects?

• jerrycruncher 9y ago
  Not especially. Humans have fasted intentionally and unintentionally for millennia. Our bodies are built for periods of lack. There is almost no research available on the subject in the west, and there likely won't be - studies of this sort require funding, and Pfizer or whomever aren't going to spend money on research that could show that the most effective form of weight loss available is freely available for everyone.
  • cimmanom 9y ago
    Right, and part of being built for those "periods of lack" is that our bodies tend to respond to them by slowing our metabolisms. That way when we're well fed again we store an even higher percentage of calories as fat in case of future famines.
    • jerrycruncher 9y ago
      My weight has been stable in the three months since stopping.
    • Numberwang 9y ago
      That's why you should eat a low fat vegan diet.
    • kriffo 9y ago
      So go eat every hour and agree to disagree.
    • TheForumTroll 9y ago
      The slowing metabolism is a myth.
    • dfraser992 9y ago
      If your base calorie requirements drop because you have lost a bunch of weight, but you don't change your eating behavior after stopping the fast, then of course you will end up gaining the weight back. They have done studies on the "World's Biggest Loser" contestants that show this. The facile interpretation is that you "slowed your metabolism".