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Though it does briefly mention it at the end, one detail I'm uncertain about with this and where they mention intermittent fasting is how much the times of days

Though it does briefly mention it at the end, one detail I'm uncertain about with this and where they mention intermittent fasting is how much the times of days matter? Some basic posts I've read about IF essentially say that they simply don't eat until 12pm and stop at 6-8pm. But this article seems to suggest that it would be much better if they ate at 8am and stopped at 3-5pm instead? If that's the case, that leads me to wonder if your body wants you to adjust throughout the year. Like when the sun comes up earlier, should the feast change from 6am to 1-3pm instead? Or does that adjustment not really matter?

nmfisher 6y ago
No scientific evidence, but I suspect that timing relative to sleep is more important than timing relative to sunrise. Many people report that they’re simply not hungry until 2-3 hours after they wake up (once they’ve broken the habit of eating breakfast every day). I’m the same - even if go to bed hungry, I don’t really want to eat around 11am at the earliest (waking up around 7:30am). Given how closely tied hormone release is to sleep, this wouldn’t be surprising. If anyone has any further reading, I’d appreciate links.
colek42 6y ago
I think the eating late thing is due to social circumstances. Now that I no longer eat outside my home I should try eating breakfast instead of dinner and measure the results.
- pseudoramble 6y ago
  I definitely agree with this. I think this is one of the hardest parts of doing IF. Removing the typical dinner for me personally would be a big change, let alone trying to explain to my partner, family, and friends.
prostoalex 6y ago
The research on this is still at early stages and hardly definitive, but it does seem to indicate slight preference for eTRF (early time-restricted feeding) https://blog.mycircadianclock.org/early-time-restricted-feeding-for-the-prevention-of-diabetes/ https://blog.mycircadianclock.org/early-time-restricted-feed... > Compared to the control 12-hour schedule, eTRF decreased fasting insulin, as well as the overall level of insulin during an oral glucose tolerance test. This test demonstrated that eTRF led to improvements in both insulin sensitivity and β-cell responsiveness, the latter being an important indicator of pancreatic function. The other notable benefit observed with the eTRF schedule was a significant decline in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
mft_ 6y ago
Early feeding is probably better than later feeding. This video covers some of the evidence: https://youtu.be/1cAhfZa1Rac https://youtu.be/1cAhfZa1Rac

nmfisher 6y ago

No scientific evidence, but I suspect that timing relative to sleep is more important than timing relative to sunrise. Many people report that they’re simply not hungry until 2-3 hours after they wake up (once they’ve broken the habit of eating breakfast every day). I’m the same - even if go to bed hungry, I don’t really want to eat around 11am at the earliest (waking up around 7:30am). Given how closely tied hormone release is to sleep, this wouldn’t be surprising. If anyone has any further reading, I’d appreciate links.

colek42 6y ago

I think the eating late thing is due to social circumstances. Now that I no longer eat outside my home I should try eating breakfast instead of dinner and measure the results.

pseudoramble 6y ago
I definitely agree with this. I think this is one of the hardest parts of doing IF. Removing the typical dinner for me personally would be a big change, let alone trying to explain to my partner, family, and friends.

prostoalex 6y ago

The research on this is still at early stages and hardly definitive, but it does seem to indicate slight preference for eTRF (early time-restricted feeding) https://blog.mycircadianclock.org/early-time-restricted-feeding-for-the-prevention-of-diabetes/ https://blog.mycircadianclock.org/early-time-restricted-feed... > Compared to the control 12-hour schedule, eTRF decreased fasting insulin, as well as the overall level of insulin during an oral glucose tolerance test. This test demonstrated that eTRF led to improvements in both insulin sensitivity and β-cell responsiveness, the latter being an important indicator of pancreatic function. The other notable benefit observed with the eTRF schedule was a significant decline in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

mft_ 6y ago

Early feeding is probably better than later feeding. This video covers some of the evidence: https://youtu.be/1cAhfZa1Rac https://youtu.be/1cAhfZa1Rac