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I have observed a surge in articles related to fasting (all of them are positive about it). Has there been new breakthrough in the field?
by krtkush 8y ago
I have observed a surge in articles related to fasting (all of them are positive about it). Has there been new breakthrough in the field?
- Apocryphon 8y agoIt might just be the post-Soylent diet fad in tech: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/04/silicon-valley-ceo-fasting-trend-diet-is-it-safe https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/04/silicon...
- Jedi72 8y agoIf its anything like technology, dieting probably suffers from baseless trends which become self-sustaining at a certain point.
- serpix 8y agoWell fasting has been a trend since I don't even know, well before ancient greece at least. Western culture != entire world.
- riffraff 8y agofasting has been common in the western world since forever too. But that has nothing to do with the fact that it's a nutritional fad these days, much like paleo was the hip-est thing a few years back, and the mediterranean diet was en vogue before that etc.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoJust the same, the current diet / dieting of most Western peoples is not sustainable. There's always noise and opportunists. That doesn't the rest of us should try. Ultimately, for me, these articles boil down to me being willing to change my relationship with food. The more I eat for health, and less for pleasure, the better off I'll be.
- black6 8y agoIt must be an up-and-coming Internet trend/meme (a la what color is the dress?) in the health community. One of my coworkers just transitioned from a ketogenic diet to intermittent fasting.
- ilitirit 8y agoI'm not so sure. IF was in "fad" mode several years ago. The IF sub-reddit is already 6 years old. Now it just appears to be something that people are rediscovering because of posts (mainly on social media) about this type of research. There's nothing "new" in IF in terms of the approach to diet. Here's an HN submission from 2012: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4341091 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4341091
- fabricexpert 8y agoIt won't last - how do you make money off a fasting diet? There's nothing to sell, unlike WeightWatchers, Shakes, Juice diets etc. Unless someone sells fasting chewing gum or something.
- adrianN 8y agoYou sell calorie free "cleansing" drinks.
- fabricexpert 8y agoAh yes of course. There is some interesting research into the benefits of Dihydrogen Monoxide with Hydroxyl Acid extracts, zero calories and can help extend a fast for days. Patent pending.
- dotancohen 8y agoBe careful, though. Prolonged expose of Dihydrogen Monoxide to the lungs has been shown to cause death. It also rusts metals and dissolves many other materials. I think may schools have been shown to have Dihydrogen Monoxide contamination in their cafeterias and restrooms.
- dmichulke 8y agoPlus it was found to be the main component of cancer cells, so I'd be really cautious here.
- mkagenius 8y agoFor ketosis, you are allowed to eat carbohydrate less food. So, cheese is fine.
- Amygaz 8y agoBut then your LDL will rise up, thereby negating any cardiac benefits...
- dotancohen 8y agoHas the surge been all year, or only the past few days? The large Jewish fast, Yom Kipporim, starts tomorrow evening and people love to find scientific explanations for their strange habits. If my comment sounds condescending, then be there no mistake: I'm Jewish and I'll be fasting.
- chaosbutters 8y agoit has been growing for the past decade. me and several people I know regularly fast for health benefits and not religion.
- Angostura 8y agoThis was when it hit the mainstream for me https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01lxyzc https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01lxyzc a BBC programme in 2012
- mirekrusin 8y agoNo, it’s just fasting bank holiday in Switzerland.