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Of course, it has downsides—the length of the fast matters a LOT. Too long, and it’s starvation which has considerable downsides as I’m sure you’re already awar
by solarmist 5y ago
Of course, it has downsides—the length of the fast matters a LOT. Too long, and it’s starvation which has considerable downsides as I’m sure you’re already aware.
The biggest takeaway that I’ve gotten recently is that our bodies are literally designed to take fasting into account. Specifically, our vascular system is terrible at doing cleanup and nutrient delivery at the same time. So it needs ample time to do both.
- Diederich 5y ago> Specifically, our vascular system is terrible at doing cleanup and nutrient delivery at the same time. I'd not heard this before, sounds cool. Do you have a reference handy? Thanks.
- solarmist 5y agoHere’s one. It’s not said directly, but that was my take away reading several articles along these same lines. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1568163716302513 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S156816371... and one specifically about cancer https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322/caac.21694 https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.3322...